Methods and systems for management of a blockchain-based computer-enabled networked ecosystem

Abstract

An ecosystem is configured to facilitate digital exchange of digital assets in a digital asset marketplace. The ecosystem includes one or more of a plurality of participant systems selected from a list of participant systems including asset user systems, asset holder systems, and asset mining systems. The ecosystem operates on a computer-executable asset wrapper that is associated with the digital asset and that is configured in the form of a multi-layered structure. The ecosystem also includes a codec that is associated with the asset wrapper and configured as a computer executable file. The codec is executed responsive to a request for an exchange on the marketplace that is associated with the digital asset. The ecosystem further includes a blockchain device to execute a blockchain smart contract for the asset exchange. The blockchain smart contract is executed against a set of right tokens characterizing a specific cryptocurrency value.

1 . A marketplace system enabling a marketplace for facilitating exchange of a digital asset, the system comprising:
 a plurality of participant systems comprising at least one of an asset user system, an asset holder system, or an asset mining system, wherein each of the asset user system, the asset holder system, and the asset mining system is associated with a respective participant entity registered with the marketplace system through a respective digital and uniquely identifiable profile;   a blockchain device to execute a blockchain smart contract for the exchange of the digital asset;   a processing circuit that:
 creates an asset wrapper corresponding to the digital asset, wherein the asset wrapper comprises a computer executable access rights management codec and a multi-layered structure including a blockchain layer and a sidechain layer; 
 registers the digital asset by the asset holder system with the digital marketplace; 
 controls access to the digital asset by one or more of the plurality of participant systems by executing the access rights management codec. 
   
     
     
         2 . The marketplace system of  claim 1 , wherein executing the access rights management codec includes controlling access rights to metadata and keywords of information stored in the asset wrapper based on the asset mining system approving access by the user system to the digital asset based on a pre-determined criterion. 
     
     
         3 . The marketplace system of  claim 2 , wherein the multi-layered structure of the asset wrapper is configured to support:
 a first metadata layer, a first sub-layer, and a first extendible layer template configured to create more layers in a first right wrapper instance of the blockchain layer;   storing of the metadata and keywords of information contained within the asset wrapper in the first metadata layer of the first right wrapper instance of the blockchain layer; and   storing of hashes associated with the asset wrapper in the first sub-layer of the first right wrapper instance of the blockchain layer.   
     
     
         4 . The marketplace system of  claim 3 , wherein the extendible layer template is configured to create additional layers to contain additional digital data types related to the digital asset. 
     
     
         5 . The marketplace system of  claim 3 , wherein the information contained in the first metadata layer comprises computer-executable rights information at a metadata level associated with at least one of abstracts, cluster, and other right sections, basic documents, and images. 
     
     
         6 . The marketplace system of  claim 1 , wherein the access rights management codec is stored as a computer executable file in a second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer, the sidechain layer is configured to support:
 a second metadata layer, a second sub-layer, and a second extendible layer template configured to create more layers in the second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer; and   storing of hashes associated with the asset wrapper in the second sub-layer of the second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer.   
     
     
         7 . The marketplace system of  claim 6 , wherein the second extendible layer template is configured to create additional layers to contain additional digital data types related to the digital as set. 
     
     
         8 . The marketplace system of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a permissioned ledger communicatively coupled to the blockchain device and a plurality of public nodes, wherein the permissioned ledger allows registering the digital asset with the blockchain device;   a right token ledger communicatively coupled to the blockchain device, wherein the right token ledger is a public ledger of the blockchain device and which holds a fungible right token; and   a codec authorizing cluster connected to the permissioned ledger and to the access rights management codec stored in the second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer.   
     
     
         9 . The marketplace system of  claim 1 , wherein the asset wrapper comprises a plurality of data fields comprising one or more of a general description field storing digital information associated with the digital asset, a contractual field storing digital information containing licensing and contractual terms for retaining the digital asset, a report infringement field digitally storing information related to procedures for reporting infringements on the associated digital asset, an additional links field for digitally storing details about the asset holder system and its respective participant entity, or a transaction history field for digitally storing information related to contact details of the asset holder system and the respective participant entity. 
     
     
         10 . The marketplace system of  claim 9 , wherein the right token ledger allows committing at least one payment transaction on the blockchain device based on the smart contract executed by the blockchain device. 
     
     
         11 . The marketplace system of  claim 10 , wherein the blockchain device stores the digital asset in the form of distributed electronic ledgers across the plurality of participant systems to manage the at least one payment transaction involving the digital asset. 
     
     
         12 . The marketplace system of  claim 9 , wherein the permissioned ledger is configured to give the computer executable access rights management codec a permission for allowing access to the digital asset. 
     
     
         13 . The marketplace system of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of public nodes includes decentralized systems that are replicated at multiple instances, and wherein the plurality of public nodes synchronize data with the permissioned ledger and control transactions directly through the permissioned ledger. 
     
     
         14 . The marketplace system of  claim 9 , wherein the computer executable access rights management codec authorizing cluster is configured to initiate a handshake mechanism for performing a set of computer-controlled authorization tasks based on a private user key, wherein a result of performing the set of computer-controlled authorization tasks access by the asset user system and its associated user entity to the digital asset under existing access rights. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage device that stores executable instructions that, in response to execution, causes a blockchain device comprising a processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving an external request to register a digital asset as a computer executable file from one or more participant systems of a plurality of participant systems, wherein the plurality of participant systems include at least one of an asset user system, an asset holder system, and an asset mining system, wherein each of the asset user system, the asset holder system, and the asset mining system are associated with a respective participant entity registered with the blockchain device through respective digital and uniquely identifiable profiles;   creating an asset wrapper corresponding to the digital asset, wherein the asset wrapper comprises a multi-layered structure and a plurality of data fields, wherein the multi-layered structure comprises a blockchain layer having a first right wrapper instance and a sidechain layer having a second right wrapper instance;   storing metadata and keywords of information contained within the asset wrapper in the first right wrapper instance of the blockchain layer;   storing a codec as a computer executable file in the second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer, wherein the codec controls access rights to the stored metadata and keywords;   registering the digital asset on the blockchain device;   associating the digital asset with the blockchain layer;   pushing the digital asset to the sidechain layer; and   controlling the access rights to the stored metadata and keywords by executing the codec from the second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer.   
     
     
         16 . A blockchain computer system comprising a plurality of asset user systems, a plurality of asset holder systems, a plurality of asset mining systems, and a plurality of blockchain devices, wherein each asset user system, each asset holder system, and each asset mining system is associated with a respective participant entity registered with the blockchain computer system through respective digital and uniquely identifiable profiles, and wherein each of the plurality of blockchain devices comprises a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage device that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving an external request to register a digital asset as a computer executable file from a participant system;   creating an asset wrapper corresponding to the digital asset, wherein the asset wrapper comprises a multi-layered structure and a plurality of data fields, wherein the multi-layered structure comprises a blockchain layer having a first right wrapper instance and a sidechain layer having a second right wrapper instance;   storing a codec as a computer executable file in the second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer, wherein the codec controls access rights to metadata and keywords of information stored in the first right wrapper instance;   registering the digital asset with at least one of the plurality of blockchain devices;   associating the digital asset with the blockchain layer; and   controlling the access rights to the metadata and keywords by executing the codec from the second right wrapper instance of the sidechain layer.   
     
     
         17 . The blockchain computer system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to push the digital asset to the sidechain layer after associating the digital asset with the blockchain layer. 
     
     
         18 . The blockchain computer system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to store metadata and keywords of information contained within the asset wrapper in the first right wrapper instance of the blockchain layer. 
     
     
         19 . The blockchain computer system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to calculate and process micro-payments associated with the digital asset. 
     
     
         20 . The blockchain computer system of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a permissioned ledger communicatively coupled to the at least one of the plurality of blockchain devices, wherein the permissioned ledger allows registering the digital asset with the at least one of the plurality of blockchain devices; and   a right token ledger communicatively coupled to the at least one of the plurality of blockchain devices, wherein the right token ledger is a public ledger of the at least one of the plurality of blockchain devices and which holds a fungible right token, wherein the right token ledger allows committing at least one payment transaction on the blockchain device.