Consistent reporting using blockchain

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10691678-B2
Application number	US-201916274306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2019
Priority date	Oct 31, 2017
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

In an approach to achieving consistent reporting, one or more processors receive a request to include a set of data analysis and visualization parameters in a distributed ledger, such as the blockchain fabric distributed ledger. One or more processors may determine whether the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with a set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger. One or more processors may additionally store the set of data analysis and visualization parameters in the distributed ledger responsive to determining that the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with the set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger. One or more processors may further generate a report of a first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a request to include a set of data analysis and visualization parameters in a distributed ledger;
determining, by one or more processors, whether the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with a set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger;
responsive to determining that the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with the set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger, storing, by one or more processors, the set of data analysis and visualization parameters in the distributed ledger; and
generating, by one or more processors, a report of a first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating a report of a first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters comprises:
receiving, by one or more processors, the set of data analysis and visualization parameters from a distributed ledger;
receiving, by one or more processors, a first dataset, wherein the first dataset includes at least one derived data;
generating, by one or more processors, a report of the first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters; and
displaying, by one or more processors, the report including confirmation of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the confirmation of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report includes the date of the report, a unique id representing a version of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters, and a confirmation that the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report correspond to the set of data analysis and visualization parameters stored in the distributed ledger.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of data analysis and visualization parameters includes: (i) metrics; (ii) thresholds; (iii) collection periods; (iv) data validations; (v) data derivations; (vi) data persistence; (vii) data purging; and (viii) reporting characteristics.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distributed ledger is replicated across a plurality of computers and includes respective access permissions for each of the plurality of computers.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distributed ledger is a blockchain fabric distributed ledger.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of data analysis and visualization parameters are enforced by a smart contract stored in the distributed ledger.

8. A computer program product, comprising:
one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a request to include a set of data analysis and visualization parameters in a distributed ledger;
program instructions to determine whether the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with a set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger;
program instruction to, responsive to determining that the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with the set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger, store the set of data analysis and visualization parameters in the distributed ledger; and
program instructions to generate a report of a first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the program instructions to generate a report of a first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters comprise:
program instructions to receive the set of data analysis and visualization parameters from a distributed ledger;
program instructions to receive a first dataset, wherein the first dataset includes at least one derived data;
program instructions to generate a report of the first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters; and
program instructions to display the report including confirmation of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the confirmation of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report includes: (i) the date of the report; (ii) a unique id representing a version of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters; and (iii) a confirmation that the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report correspond to the set of data analysis and visualization parameters stored in the distributed ledger.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the set of data analysis and visualization parameters includes: (i) metrics; (ii) thresholds; (iii) collection periods; (iv) data validations; (v) data derivations, (vi) data persistence; (vii) data purging; and (viii) reporting characteristics.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the distributed ledger is replicated across a plurality of computers and includes respective access permissions for each of the plurality of computers.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the distributed ledger is a blockchain fabric distributed ledger.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the set of data analysis and visualization parameters are enforced by a smart contract stored in the distributed ledger.

15. A computer system, comprising:
one or more computer processors;
one or more computer readable storage devices;
program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a request to include a set of data analysis and visualization parameters in a distributed ledger;
program instructions to determine whether the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with a set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger;
program instruction to, responsive to determining that the set of data analysis and visualization parameters is consistent with the set of pre-determined rules recorded in the distributed ledger, store the set of data analysis and visualization parameters in the distributed ledger; and
program instructions to generate a report of a first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters.

16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions to generate a report of a first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters comprise:
program instructions to receive the set of data analysis and visualization parameters from a distributed ledger;
program instructions to receive a first dataset, wherein the first dataset includes at least one derived data;
program instructions to generate a report of the first dataset based on the set of data analysis and visualization parameters; and
program instructions to display the report including confirmation of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report.

17. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the confirmation of the set of data analysis and visualization parameters used to generate the report includes: (i) the date of the report; (ii) a unique id representing a version of the set of data anal

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Astigarraga Tara
• Diao Yixin
• Mahindru Ruchi
• Murthy Karin

Classifications

• H04L41/5006 Primary

  Creating or negotiating SLA contracts, guarantees or penalties · CPC title

• H04L41/5009

  Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF] · CPC title

• G06Q40/06

  Asset management; Financial planning or analysis · CPC title

• G06F16/2425 Primary

  Iterative querying; Query formulation based on the results of a preceding query · CPC title

• H04L43/065

  related to network devices · CPC title