NOVEL APPLICATION OF BLOCKCHAIN DATA STRUCTURES FOR LIVE AND RECORDED BROADCAST AUDITING

摘要

The present invention comprises a novel application of blockchain data structure for broadcast information management generally consisting of an application server with logic for receiving and depositing broadcast information, a private datastore for privately storing information, a translation element for translating information into the language of the blockchain data structure, and a blockchain structure. The blockchain structure is generally composed of cryptographically linked blocks, a tree that bundles transactions, and transactions as the base element with input and output components and a sending function with a cryptographic signature. The present invention therefore allows for four actions: putting to a private datastore, putting to a private datastore with a cryptographic hash to public blockchain data structure, fetching from a private datastore, and fetching directly from a public blockchain data structure. The present invention also includes a design for charging payment by means of a payment request feature of a blockchain data structure for the service of consuming broadcast information comprising a broadcast payment server, broadcast information server, private datastore, and a public blockchain data structure.