US 2024/0202185 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRUNING BLOCKS FROM A BLOCKCHAIN

Abstract

A method for confirming configuration of a new current genesis block in a blockchain configured to enable pruning before the new current genesis block includes: receiving, by a blockchain node in a blockchain network, a genesis response message from another node in the network, the message including a configuration value and an ordinal value; identifying a plurality of standard blocks in the blockchain added subsequent to an earlier genesis block that includes a number preceding the ordinal value; aggregating smart contract state changes from each of the identified plurality of standard blocks; and validating the configuration value included in the received genesis response message based on the aggregated smart contract state changes. The aggregating of smart contract states can be done by the processor of the blockchain node configuring the new current genesis block, or by another blockchain node.

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Dependent claims

A system for processing a new blockchain transaction in a blockchain configured to enable pruning prior to a current genesis block, comprising:

a blockchain network,
a blockchain node in the blockchain network;
and
a plurality of additional nodes in the blockchain network;
wherein the blockchain node in the blockchain network includes
a receiver receiving a new blockchain transaction, the new blockchain transaction including at least one or more transaction inputs and one or more transaction outputs,
a processor
validating the new blockchain transaction, wherein validating the new blockchain transaction includes validating that each of the one or more transaction inputs is unspent, and
generating a new block, wherein the new block includes at least a block header and one or more blockchain data values, one of the one or more blockchain data values including the new blockchain transaction,
a transmitter transmitting the generated new block to the plurality of additional nodes in the blockchain network, and
a memory storing the one or more transaction outputs in a state database associated with the blockchain and an identify of the most recent recurring genesis block.

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A method for processing a new blockchain transaction in a blockchain configured to enable pruning prior to a current genesis block, comprising:

receiving, by a receiver of a blockchain node in a blockchain network, a new blockchain transaction, the new blockchain transaction including at least one or more transaction inputs and, one or more transaction outputs, and, for each of the one or more transaction inputs, a corresponding currency amount;
validating, by a processor of the blockchain node, the new blockchain transaction, wherein validating the new blockchain transaction includes validating that each of the one or more transaction inputs is associated with the corresponding currency amount in the blockchain;
generating, by the processor of the blockchain node, a new block, wherein the new block includes at least a block header and one or more blockchain data values, one of the one or more blockchain data values including the new blockchain transaction;
transmitting, by a transmitter of the blockchain node, the generated new block to a plurality of additional nodes in the blockchain network;
and
storing, in a memory of the blockchain node, the one or more transaction outputs in a state database associated with the blockchain.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for pruning blocks from a blockchain

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Method and system for pruning blocks from a blockchain

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Abstract

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