Method and system for grouping of blockchain nodes for greater consensus
US11341161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/389
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for improving consensus in a blockchain network through decentralized grouping includes: identifying, by each node of a plurality of nodes in a blockchain network that manages a blockchain, a plurality of groups, where each is comprised of a subset of nodes; generating, by each node in each subset of nodes, a new block for the blockchain; performing, by each subset of nodes, a first consensus operation among all nodes in the subset of nodes for the new block generated by in the subset of nodes to identify a group consensus block, where each node in the subset of nodes receives the group's group consensus block; and performing, by the blockchain network, a second consensus operation among all groups for the identified group consensus block to identify an overall consensus block, where a majority of groups of the plurality of groups receives the overall consensus block.
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