US 12,549,375 B2 · Defining and managing forms in a distributed ledger trust network

Abstract

Mechanisms to customize forms in a distributed ledger trust network (“DLTN”). A given user can specify metadata that defines a form to be completed by other users, where the metadata that defines the form is stored in a blockchain. The given user can set permissions for the form, so as to control access to the form, and assign the form to other users for completion. After another user has submitted an instance of a form (including data entered by the other user) to the blockchain, the given user can review and approve the instance of the form, or request a correction to the form by the other user. The blockchain can store a record of the form, instances of the form that include data provided by other users at different stages, and information about the status of those instances of the form (e.g., approved, correction requested, rejected).

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Dependent claims

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having stored therein computer-executable instructions for causing a computer system that implements a distributed ledger trust network (“DLTN”) server, when programmed thereby, to perform operations to provide access to a DLTN, the operations comprising:

retrieving, from a given block of a blockchain of the DLTN, metadata that defines a given form, wherein the metadata defines attributes of fields of the given form as a custom form;
sending, to a DLTN client, the metadata that defines the given form;
receiving, from the DLTN client, one or more updates to the metadata that defines the given form;
and
based on the one or more updates to the metadata that defines the given form, updating the metadata that defines the given form, including storing the updated metadata that defines the given form in a new block of the blockchain of the DLTN, the new block being different than the given block, wherein the updated metadata is encrypted using a set of encryption keys that are user-specific and context-specific, the set of encryption keys being one of multiple sets of encryption keys specific to a given user, the given user being an owner of the given form, each of the multiple sets of encryption keys being associated with a different context.

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A computer system comprising memory and one or more processing units, wherein the memory stores computer-executable instructions for causing the computer system, when programmed thereby, to implement a distributed ledger trust network (“DLTN”) server configured to perform operations comprising:

retrieving metadata that defines a given form, the metadata that defines the given form being stored in a given block of a blockchain of the DLTN, wherein the metadata defines fields of the given form as a custom form;
sending, to a DLTN client, the metadata that defines the given form;
receiving, from the DLTN client, instance data from a user for an instance of the given form, wherein the instance data includes values provided by data entry to the fields of the given form for the instance of the given form;
and
storing the instance data for the instance of the given form along with a copy of the metadata that defines the given form in a new block of the blockchain, the new block being different than the given block, the instance data being encrypted using a set of encryption keys that are user-specific and context-specific, the set of encryption keys being one of multiple sets of encryption keys specific to the user, each of the multiple sets of encryption keys being associated with a different context.

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A method in a computer system that implements a distributed ledger trust network (“DLTN”) server configured to provide access to a DLTN, the method comprising:

retrieving metadata that defines a given form and instance data for an instance of the given form, the metadata that defines the given form and the instance data for the instance of the given form being stored in a given block of a blockchain of the DLTN, wherein the metadata defines attributes of fields of the given form as a custom form, and wherein the instance data includes values provided by data entry to the fields of the given form for the instance of the given form;
sending, to a DLTN client, the metadata that defines the given form and the instance data for the instance of the given form;
receiving, from the DLTN client, an indication of feedback on the instance of the given form;
and
based on the indication of the feedback on the instance of the given form, updating status of the instance of the given form, including storing status information that indicates the updated status in a new block of the blockchain, the new block being different than the given block, the status information being encrypted using a set of encryption keys that are user-specific and context-specific, the set of encryption keys being one of multiple sets of encryption keys specific to a given user, the given user being a reviewer of the instance of the given form, each of the multiple sets of encryption keys being associated with a different context.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Defining and managing forms in a distributed ledger trust network

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Defining and managing forms in a distributed ledger trust network

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