Abstract: An example computer-implemented method is described which creates a distributed ledger for a blockchain via encapsulation of off-chain data. The off-chain data may be data records with different structured and unstructured formats, and are ingested from multiple different and disparate data storage locations external to the blockchain. The method includes creating, via encapsulation, a plurality of field-value pairs representative of the given external data record of off-chain data. The plurality of field-value pairs are created dynamically without regard to the underlying data structure of the given external data record of off-chain data. The created plurality of field-value pairs are then added as blockchain transactions to a body portion of each of one or more blocks across the blockchain. These created field-value pairs represent a distributed ledger by which data can be added as blockchain transactions across all blocks of the blockchain.

Abstract: An example computer-implemented method and computer system, each adapted for encapsulating digital data records in multiple, differently structured and unstructured formats, the data records ingested from multiple data storage locations, is described herein. In the method, each ingested data record is separated into a plurality of tuple structures, and for each tuple, the tuple is split into a data part and fieldname part. A pointer is created by combining the fieldname part, a record identifier of the data record, and a database identifier of the storage location where the data record was stored. The pointer is appended to the data part to form a digital stem cell (DSC) that is stored in a single data store, each formed DSC having the same structure.

Abstract: An example computer-implemented method and computer system, each adapted for encapsulating digital data records in multiple, differently structured and unstructured formats, the data records ingested from multiple data storage locations, is described herein. In the method, each ingested data record is separated into a plurality of tuple structures, and for each tuple, the tuple is split into a data part and fieldname part. A pointer is created by combining the fieldname part, a record identifier of the data record, and a database identifier of the storage location where the data record was stored. The pointer is appended to the data part to form a digital stem cell (DSC) that is stored in a single data store, each formed DSC having the same structure.

Abstract: In a method of encapsulating information in records from two or more disparate databases into an encapsulated database, one or more of the disparate databases having dissimilar field structures, each record is partitioned into a plurality of object class entries within the encapsulated database, an object class pointer is generated for each of a first subset of the plurality of object class entries, each generated pointer pointing to a different one of the plurality of object class entries. The plurality of object class entries are stored in non-adjacent storage locations within the database, with each of a second subset of the plurality of object class entries stored in association with one of the generated pointers, the second subset being different from the first subset. No data mapping or translator application is employed to account for the dissimilar field structures.

Abstract: In a method of encapsulating information in a database, a message is partitioned into a plurality of object class entries within the database. An object class pointer is generated for each of a first subset of the plurality of object class entries, the generating further including executing a pointer key algorithm, the algorithm additionally generating a random number for each object class entry and concatenating the randomly generated numbers to form a single parameter string adapted to obfuscate a path between a pointer and its corresponding object class entry. The plurality of object class entries are stored in non-adjacent storage locations within the database, with each of a second subset of the plurality of object class entries stored in association with one of the generated pointers.

Abstract: In a method of encapsulating information in a database, a message may be partitioned into a plurality of object class entries within the database. Each of the object class entries may constitute a portion of an object class from a plurality of object classes having a given hierarchy within the database. One or more pointers may be generated; the pointers point to at least one of the plurality of object class entries. The object class entries may be stored in non-adjacent storage locations within the database, with at least one of the plurality of object class entries stored in association with the generated at least one pointer such that the at least one pointer points to a higher-level object class entry, as determined by the object class hierarchy, than the at least one object class entry stored in association with the pointer.