Blockchain-based transaction method and apparatus, and remitter device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12021993-B2
Application number	US-202117317727-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2021
Priority date	Sep 20, 2018
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

Implementations of the present specification provide a blockchain-based transaction method and apparatus, and a remitter device. The method includes: calculating a transaction amount commitment, a first commitment random number ciphertext, a first transaction amount ciphertext, a second commitment random number ciphertext, and a second transaction amount ciphertext; and submitting transaction data to the blockchain, the transaction data including the transaction amount commitment, the first commitment random number ciphertext, the first transaction amount ciphertext, the second commitment random number ciphertext, and the second transaction amount ciphertext, for the transaction amount commitment, the first commitment random number ciphertext, and the first transaction amount ciphertext to be recorded into a remitter account, and the transaction amount commitment, the second commitment random number ciphertext, and the second transaction amount ciphertext to be recorded into a remittee account.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A blockchain-based transaction method, comprising:
identifying a transaction amount of a transaction involving a remitter account and a remittee account registered in a blockchain network and a commitment random number of the transaction;
obtaining a first commitment random number ciphertext and a first transaction amount ciphertext by encrypting the commitment random number and the transaction amount separately based on a first key of the remitter account using a first encryption algorithm;
obtaining a second commitment random number ciphertext and a second transaction amount ciphertext by encrypting the commitment random number and the transaction amount separately based on a second key of the remittee account using the first encryption algorithm; and
causing transaction data of the transaction to be stored in a blockchain of the blockchain network, the transaction data of the transaction including the first commitment random number ciphertext, the first transaction amount ciphertext, the second commitment random number ciphertext, and the second transaction amount ciphertext.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the causing the transaction data to be stored in the blockchain includes:
causing the first commitment random number ciphertext and the first transaction amount ciphertext to be recorded into the remitter account; and
causing the second commitment random number ciphertext and the second transaction amount ciphertext to be recorded into the remittee account.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the remitter account registers a remitter balance commitment, a remitter random number ciphertext, and a remitter balance ciphertext in the blockchain; the remitter balance commitment is calculated based on a remitter random number and a remitter balance; the remitter random number ciphertext is calculated based on the remitter random number by using the first encryption algorithm; the remitter balance ciphertext is calculated based on the remitter balance by using the first encryption algorithm; and
wherein the remittee account registers a remittee balance commitment, a remittee random number ciphertext, and a remittee balance ciphertext in the blockchain; the remittee balance commitment is calculated based on a remittee random number and a remittee balance; the remittee random number ciphertext is calculated based on the remittee random number by using the first encryption algorithm; the remittee balance ciphertext is calculated based on the remittee balance by using the first encryption algorithm.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the first transaction amount ciphertext and the first commitment random number ciphertext are recorded into the remitter account by updating the remitter random number ciphertext based on the first commitment random number ciphertext, and updating the remitter balance ciphertext based on the first transaction amount ciphertext; and
wherein the second transaction amount ciphertext and the second commitment random number ciphertext are recorded into the remittee account by updating the remittee random number ciphertext based on the second commitment random number ciphertext, and updating the remittee balance ciphertext based on the second transaction amount ciphertext.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the first commitment random number ciphertext and the first transaction amount ciphertext includes:
obtaining the first commitment random number ciphertext by encrypting the commitment random number based on a first encryption random number and the first public key of the remitter account using the first encryption algorithm; and
obtaining the first transaction amount ciphertext by encrypting the transaction amount based on a second encryption random number and the first key of the remitter account using the first encryption algorithm.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the second commitment random number ciphertext and the second transaction amount ciphertext includes:
obtaining the second commitment random number ciphertext by encrypting the commitment random number based on a third encryption random number and the second key of the remittee account using the first encryption algorithm; and
obtaining the second transaction amount ciphertext by encrypting the transaction amount based on a fourth encryption random number and the second key of the remittee account using the first encryption algorithm.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the causing the transaction data to be stored in the blockchain includes:
generating a first zero-knowledge proof, the first zero-knowledge proof configured to verify that the transaction amount is not less than 0; and
forming the transaction data to include the first zero-knowledge proof.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the causing the transaction data to be stored in the blockchain includes:
generating a second zero-knowledge proof, the second zero-knowledge proof configured to verify that the transaction amount is not greater than a balance of the remitter account; and
forming the transaction data to include the second zero-knowledge proof.

9. A computing device, comprising:
a memory, configured to store computer instructions; and
a processor, configured to execute the computer instructions to implement acts including:
identifying a transaction amount of a transaction involving a remitter account and a remittee account registered in a blockchain network and a commitment random number of the transaction;
obtaining a first commitment random number ciphertext and a first transaction amount ciphertext by encrypting the commitment random number and the transaction amount separately based on a first key of the remitter account using a first encryption algorithm;
obtaining a second commitment random number ciphertext and a second transaction amount ciphertext by encrypting the commitment random number and the transaction amount separately based on a second key of the remittee account using the first encryption algorithm; and
causing transaction data of the transaction to be stored in a blockchain of the blockchain network, the transaction data of the transaction including the first commitment random number ciphertext, the first transaction amount ciphertext, the second commitment random number ciphertext, and the second transaction amount ciphertext.

10. The computing device according to claim 9 , wherein the causing the transaction data to be stored in the blockchain includes:
causing the first commitment random number ciphertext and the first transaction amount ciphertext to be recorded into the remitter account; and
causing the second commitment random number ciphertext and the second transaction amount ciphertext to be recorded into the remittee account.

11. The computing device according to claim 10 , wherein the remitter account registers a remitter balance commitment, a remitter random number ciphertext, and a remitter balance ciphertext in the blockchain; the remitter balance commitment is calculated based on a remitter random number and a remitter balance; the remitter random number ciphertext is calculated based on the remitter random number by using the first encryption algorithm; the remitter balance ciphertext is calculated based on the remitter balance by using the first encryption algorithm; and
wherein the remittee account registers a remittee balance commitment, a remittee random number ciphertext, and a remittee balance ciphertext in the blockchain; the remittee balance commitment is calculated based on a remittee random number and a remittee balance; the remittee random number cip

Assignees

• Advanced New Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Baoli
• Zhang Wenbin

Classifications

• H04L9/50

  using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees · CPC title

• H04L2209/56

  Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash · CPC title

• H04L9/0869

  involving random numbers or seeds · CPC title

• H04L9/0825

  using asymmetric-key encryption or public key infrastructure [PKI], e.g. key signature or public key certificates · CPC title

• H04L9/008

  involving homomorphic encryption · CPC title