Taking snapshots of blockchain data
US11100094B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/27
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for blockchain data storage includes sending a marker message from a first blockchain node in a first shard of a blockchain network to a second blockchain node in a phosphor of the blockchain network; receiving a marker block from the second blockchain node, wherein the marker block is associated with the phosphor and includes the marker message; creating a first block associated with the first shard that includes a block associated with the phosphor that immediately precedes the marker block; creating a second block associated with the first shard that includes the marker block; generating, during creation of the second block associated with the first shard, a snapshot of state information corresponding to a newest block associated with the first shard; and storing the snapshot of the state information.
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