Patents by Inventor Zongru ZHAN

Zongru ZHAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11783339
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems for transferring a transaction using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a smart network card. The smart network card is configured to receive a transaction of a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain integrated station is a blockchain node of the blockchain network, and determine other blockchain nodes in the blockchain network; and in response to determining the other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network, transfer the transaction to the other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Jiang Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Zheng Cao, Fuxi Deng, Chao Zeng
  • Patent number: 11665234
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for synchronizing data based on a blockchain integrated station. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and an intelligent network card. The intelligent network card includes a processor different from the CPU. The blockchain integrated station serves as a blockchain node of a blockchain network, and the intelligent network card is configured to inquiry other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network on whether there is to-be-synchronized block data; in response to determining that there is the to-be-synchronized block data, pull the to-be-synchronized block data from the other nodes of the blockchain network; and provide the to-be-synchronized block data to the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Xiaoli Liu, Jiang Wang, Zheng Cao, Chao Zeng, Fuxi Deng
  • Patent number: 11626984
    Abstract: A cryptographic acceleration card generates, using an attribute unique to a blockchain integrated station that comprises the cryptographic acceleration card, an identity private key for the blockchain integrated station. The cryptographic acceleration card generates a private key ciphertext by encrypting the identity private key. The cryptographic acceleration card stores the private key ciphertext.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changzheng Wei, Peng Wu, Ying Yan, Hui Zhang, Changhua He, Zongru Zhan
  • Patent number: 11483385
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for synchronizing data based on a blockchain integrated station. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and an intelligent network card. The intelligent network card includes a processor different from the CPU. The blockchain integrated station serves as a blockchain node of a blockchain network, and the intelligent network card is configured to inquiry other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network on whether there is to-be-synchronized block data; in response to determining that there is the to-be-synchronized block data, pull the to-be-synchronized block data from the other nodes of the blockchain network; and provide the to-be-synchronized block data to the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Xiaoli Liu, Jiang Wang, Zheng Cao, Chao Zeng, Fuxi Deng
  • Patent number: 11463553
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems for identifying a to-be-filtered transaction using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU); and a smart network card. The smart network card includes a processor different from the CPU. The smart network card is configured to receive a transaction of a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain integrated station is a blockchain node of the blockchain network, and identify a transaction by operations comprising determining whether the transaction satisfies a predetermined filtering condition; and in response to determining that the transaction satisfies the predetermined filtering condition, determining the transaction as a to-be-filtered transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Xiaoli Liu, Jiang Wang, Fuxi Deng, Zheng Cao, Chao Zeng
  • Patent number: 11444783
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and system for processing transactions using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a smart network card, wherein the smart network card comprises a processor different from the CPU. The smart network card is configured to receive a transaction of a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain integrated station is a blockchain node of the blockchain network; write the transaction into a cache; in a process that the blockchain integrated station participates in a blockchain consensus of the blockchain network, perform consensus interactions with other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network based on the transaction in the cache; determine, based on a result of the blockchain consensus, a to-be-executed transaction list; and send the to-be-executed transaction list to the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiang Wang, Fuxi Deng, Chao Zeng, Zongru Zhan, Xiaoli Liu, Zheng Cao
  • Patent number: 11336660
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and system for processing transactions using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and an intelligent network card. The intelligent network card includes a processor different from the CPU. The intelligent network card is coupled with one or more caches. The blockchain integrated station serves as a blockchain node of a blockchain network. The intelligent network card is configured to receive a transaction of the blockchain network; identify the transaction as a replay transaction by operations comprising: comparing the transaction with historically received transactions in the one or more caches; and in response to a comparison result indicates that the transaction is the same as one of the historically received transactions, determining the transaction as a replay transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Jiang Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Zheng Cao, Fuxi Deng, Chao Zeng
  • Patent number: 11258612
    Abstract: A method for blockchain-based data verification is provided. The method includes: obtaining target data submitted by a data submitter, wherein a first data digest of the target data is recorded in a blockchain; computing a second data digest of the target data; determining whether the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain; and determining that the target data submitted by the data submitter is valid in response to determining that the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuqiang Li, Linqing Wang, Hong Zhang, Haitao Jiang, Xinyu Weng, Zongru Zhan
  • Publication number: 20210344753
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for synchronizing data based on a blockchain integrated station. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and an intelligent network card. The intelligent network card includes a processor different from the CPU. The blockchain integrated station serves as a blockchain node of a blockchain network, and the intelligent network card is configured to inquiry other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network on whether there is to-be-synchronized block data; in response to determining that there is the to-be-synchronized block data, pull the to-be-synchronized block data from the other nodes of the blockchain network; and provide the to-be-synchronized block data to the CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Xiaoli Liu, Jiang Wang, Zheng Cao, Chao Zeng, Fuxi Deng
  • Publication number: 20210329093
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems for identifying a to-be-filtered transaction using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU); and a smart network card. The smart network card includes a processor different from the CPU. The smart network card is configured to receive a transaction of a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain integrated station is a blockchain node of the blockchain network, and identify a transaction by operations comprising determining whether the transaction satisfies a predetermined filtering condition; and in response to determining that the transaction satisfies the predetermined filtering condition, determining the transaction as a to-be-filtered transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Xiaoli Liu, Jiang Wang, Fuxi Deng, Zheng Cao, Chao Zeng
  • Publication number: 20210326863
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and system for processing transactions using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and an intelligent network card. The intelligent network card includes a processor different from the CPU. The intelligent network card is coupled with one or more caches. The blockchain integrated station serves as a blockchain node of a blockchain network. The intelligent network card is configured to receive a transaction of the blockchain network; identify the transaction as a replay transaction by operations comprising: comparing the transaction with historically received transactions in the one or more caches; and in response to a comparison result indicates that the transaction is the same as one of the historically received transactions, determining the transaction as a replay transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Jiang Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Zheng Cao, Fuxi Deng, Chao Zeng
  • Publication number: 20210328786
    Abstract: A cryptographic acceleration card generates, using an attribute unique to a blockchain integrated station that comprises the cryptographic acceleration card, an identity private key for the blockchain integrated station. The cryptographic acceleration card generates a private key ciphertext by encrypting the identity private key. The cryptographic acceleration card stores the private key ciphertext.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changzheng Wei, Peng Wu, Ying Yan, Hui Zhang, Changhua HE, Zongru Zhan
  • Publication number: 20210328810
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and system for processing transactions using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a smart network card, wherein the smart network card comprises a processor different from the CPU. The smart network card is configured to receive a transaction of a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain integrated station is a blockchain node of the blockchain network; write the transaction into a cache; in a process that the blockchain integrated station participates in a blockchain consensus of the blockchain network, perform consensus interactions with other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network based on the transaction in the cache; determine, based on a result of the blockchain consensus, a to-be-executed transaction list; and send the to-be-executed transaction list to the CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiang Wang, Fuxi Deng, Chao Zeng, Zongru Zhan, Xiaoli Liu, Zheng Cao
  • Publication number: 20210326887
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems for transferring a transaction using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a smart network card. The smart network card is configured to receive a transaction of a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain integrated station is a blockchain node of the blockchain network, and determine other blockchain nodes in the blockchain network; and in response to determining the other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network, transfer the transaction to the other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongru Zhan, Jiang Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Zheng Cao, Fuxi Deng, Chao Zeng
  • Patent number: 10958438
    Abstract: A method for blockchain-based data verification is provided. The method includes: obtaining target data submitted by a data submitter, wherein a first data digest of the target data is recorded in a blockchain; computing a second data digest of the target data; determining whether the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain; and determining that the target data submitted by the data submitter is valid in response to determining that the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuqiang Li, Linqing Wang, Hong Zhang, Haitao Jiang, Xinyu Weng, Zongru Zhan
  • Publication number: 20200274715
    Abstract: A method for blockchain-based data verification is provided. The method includes: obtaining target data submitted by a data submitter, wherein a first data digest of the target data is recorded in a blockchain; computing a second data digest of the target data; determining whether the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain; and determining that the target data submitted by the data submitter is valid in response to determining that the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Fuqiang LI, Linqing WANG, Hong ZHANG, Haitao JIANG, Xinyu WENG, Zongru ZHAN
  • Patent number: 10755534
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for monitoring a payment machine are provided. One of the methods includes: monitoring a payment machine's interaction with a terminal; and in response to determining that the payment machine is obtaining payment information from the terminal, sending, in a low-power-consumption communication mode, attribute information of the payment machine to the terminal, causing the terminal to send the attribute information to a server for monitoring an operation status of the payment machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Linqing Wang, Renjiang Miu, Zongru Zhan, Xuyang Wan, Huanmi Yin, Hong Zhang, Zhe Han
  • Publication number: 20200202680
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for monitoring a payment machine are provided. One of the methods includes: monitoring a payment machine's interaction with a terminal; and in response to determining that the payment machine is obtaining payment information from the terminal, sending, in a low-power-consumption communication mode, attribute information of the payment machine to the terminal, causing the terminal to send the attribute information to a server for monitoring an operation status of the payment machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Linqing WANG, Renjiang MIU, Zongru ZHAN, Xuyang WAN, Huanmi YIN, Hong ZHANG, Zhe HAN
  • Publication number: 20200136832
    Abstract: A method for blockchain-based data verification is provided. The method includes: obtaining target data submitted by a data submitter, wherein a first data digest of the target data is recorded in a blockchain; computing a second data digest of the target data; determining whether the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain; and determining that the target data submitted by the data submitter is valid in response to determining that the second data digest matches the first data digest of the target data recorded in the blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Fuqiang LI, Linqing WANG, Hong ZHANG, Haitao JIANG, Xinyu WENG, Zongru ZHAN