Application US20180323980

BLOCKCHAIN FOR OPEN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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US20180323980

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: (6) (2)

generating, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a first block from a first file, wherein the first block comprises a first header and experimental data is comprised within the first file, wherein the first header further comprises a first time stamp, an identifier that identifies a source of the experimental data, and a first hash based on the experimental data; and

generating, by the device, a second block based on a second file that comprises a log of an analysis performed on the experimental data, wherein the second block comprises the log of the analysis and a second header that comprises a second time stamp, a link to the first block, and a second hash based on the log of the analysis.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: (1) (2)

generating, by the device, a third block comprising a summary of the experimental data and the analysis and a result of the analysis; and

joining, by the device, the third block to a blockchain associated with the first block and the second block by placing a link to the second block in a third header of the third block.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising: (1) (3)

performing, by the device, a correction to the result of the analysis based on a review of the summary of the experimental data of the third block;

generating, by the device, a fourth block comprising the correction; and

joining, by the device, the fourth block to the blockchain.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising: (0) (1)

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second block comprises information relating to a data processing script associated with the experimental data, and wherein the method further comprises: (0) (1)

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generating the first block further comprises: (0) (1)

10. A computer-implemented method, comprising: (3) (3)

forming, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a blockchain representing a research project, wherein the blockchain comprises a first block of research data, and a second block of analysis data representing a log of an analysis performed on the research data;

forming, by the device, a summary block comprising a summary of the research data and summary of the analysis data; and

appending, by the device, the summary block to the blockchain.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising: (0) (1)

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the forming the blockchain further comprises: (1) (2)

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising: (0) (1)

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Application US20180323980

BLOCKCHAIN FOR OPEN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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