Patent SG-11201908886T-A (SG)
Title: Consensus node selection method and apparatus, and server
Inventor: TANG QIANG
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2018-08-24
Abstract: International Patent Classification: HO4L 9/32 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/047975 (22) International Filing Date: 24 August 2018 (24.08.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 201710736740.5 24 August 2017 (24.08.2017) CN (71) Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED [—/US]; Fourth Floor, One Capital Place, P.O. Box 847, George Town, Grand Cayman (KY). HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, 1E, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (72) Inventor: TANG, Qiang; c/o Ants Patent Team, 17F Published: Building B, Huanglong Times Plaza, No. 18 Wantang Road, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) Hangzhou, 310099 (CN). (74) Agent: STALFORD, Terry, J. et al.; Fish & Richardson P.C., P.O. Box 1022, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1022 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, S Acommon node or a shareholder node receives an equity interest voting result of another node Equity interest voting of a shareholder node Equity interest voting of a shareholder node W O 20 19/0 40886 Al S6 FIG. 2 S4 Determine a consensus node selection result based on the number of sharr s owned by each shareholder node after equity interestvoting Equity interest voting result of shareholder node 1 Equity interest voting result of shareholder node 2 Equity interest voting result of shareholder node N Determine, based on the equity interestvoting results, the number of snares owned by each shareholder node after equity interest voting (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 28 February 2019 (28.02.2019) WIPO I PCT 11111111111111011111111111111110111110101111111111111111111111111111111111111011110111111 (10) International Publication Number WO 2019/040886 Al (54) Title: CONSENSUS NODE SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SERVER (57) : An equity interest voting result of a shareholder node is obtained for at least one expected node, where the shareholder node comprises a node that owns at least one of predetermined total shares. Based on the equity interest voting result, of a number of shares owned by each shareholder node after equity interest voting is determined. A consensus node selection result is determined based on the number of shares owned by each shareholder node after equity interest voting.