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Blockchain-based hierarchical data storage

US10789222B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 2020
Grant dateSep 29, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for blockchain-based hierarchical data storage. One of the methods includes: determining, based on a blockchain stored in a database that includes multiple levels of storage, a block number interval that includes one or more block numbers associated with data nodes to be migrated to a lower level of storage in response to the data nodes meeting a data migration condition, wherein each of the data nodes is included in a state Merkle tree and is associated with a block number of a block of the blockchain where the corresponding data node was last updated, and the lower level of storage corresponds to a storage media with lower storage cost.

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