KR20200034171A - Distributed computing resources sharing system and computing apparatus thereof providing reward based on block chain - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a computing apparatus on a distributed computing resource sharing system based on a block chain which supports a smart contract. The block chain includes a plurality of user accounts and a smart contract account for management of shared computing resources. Each of the plurality of user accounts is one among a provider account which has provided the shared computing resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system to share the computing resources with other users, a user account to use the shared computing resources, and an inspector terminal to inspect the shared computing resources. The shared computing resources are resources which can be traded within the block chain. The computing apparatus comprises: a transaction processing module to receive a transaction distributed on the block chain, and execute program code included in the received transaction; and an evaluation management module to perform evaluation on the program code executed by the transaction processing module. The transaction includes an identifier of the smart contract account and an identifier of the user account or the provider account, and includes information on use or registration of the shared computing resources. The transaction processing module stores information on use or registration of the shared computing resources included in the transaction and evaluation on the computing resources performed by the evaluation management module in connection with the smart contract account if executing the program code.

Description

Distributed computing resource sharing system and computing device that provides compensation based on blockchain based on resource sharing {DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING RESOURCES SHARING SYSTEM AND COMPUTING APPARATUS THEREOF PROVIDING REWARD BASED ON BLOCK CHAIN}

The present disclosure relates to a distributed computing resource sharing system, and more specifically, based on a blockchain supporting a smart contract, shares distributed computing resources that can be used for machine learning and provides compensation according to resource sharing. It relates to a resource sharing system.

In recent years, interest in artificial intelligence research based on machine learning has been increasing. There is a widespread expectation that artificial intelligence based on machine learning will advance the future of mankind to a different level than before. Artificial intelligence research based on such machine learning basically has three essential elements: hardware resources that can support large amounts of computation, learning data that can be used for machine learning, and machine learning models (algorithms). By the way, as is well known, some big companies, such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, etc., each have their own monopoly for AI research, and individual researchers or small companies in relatively poor environments. They are being deprived of the opportunity to participate in AI research, which raises concerns that AI and the resulting developmental byproducts will be the property of these giants.

Meanwhile, since Satoshi Nakamoto introduced blockchain technology to the world through cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2009, interest in various types of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology supporting them has been getting hotter. Blockchain technology enables transactions based on a decentralized decentralized shared ledger method, providing high openness, reliability, transparency, and interactivity, and thus its applicability has been studied in various fields. In particular, new blockchain technologies such as Ethereum following Bitcoin support smart contracts, that is, digital contract functions that specify the terms of the contract on the blockchain and automatically fulfill the contract contents when the conditions are met. , Application of such blockchain technology is being attempted in more various industries.

Patent Literature: Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1852079

Establish an efficient sharing network of resources for artificial intelligence research based on machine learning, such as hardware resources for computation and storage, high-quality learning data to be used for machine learning, and various machine learning models (algorithms) and share these resources And a platform capable of supporting an objective and reasonable reward system for use. In particular, to provide a decentralized and reliable platform that supports the fair sharing use of various hardware and software resources for artificial intelligence research by utilizing blockchain technology, and to provide a way to promote the activation of such a platform. do.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a computing device on a distributed computing resource sharing system based on a blockchain supporting a smart contract is provided. The blockchain includes a plurality of user accounts and a smart contract account for management of shared computing resources, and each of the plurality of user accounts uses the shared computing resource on the distributed computing resource sharing system for sharing with other users. One of the provider account provided to the user account, the user account to use the shared computing resource, and an inspector account for inspecting the shared computing resource, wherein the shared computing resource is a resource that can be traded in the blockchain and the computing device is the block A transaction processing module configured to receive a transaction distributed on a chain and execute program code included in the received transaction; And an evaluation management module configured to perform evaluation on program code executed in the transaction processing module, wherein the transaction includes an identifier of the smart contract account and an identifier of the provider account or the user account, and the Contains information about registration or use of a shared computing resource, and the transaction processing module, when executing the program code, information regarding registration or use of the shared computing resource included in the transaction, and the evaluation management module The evaluation of the shared computing resource performed in the can be stored in association with the smart contract account. .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, resources that can be traded in the blockchain may include at least one of a processing unit, storage unit, data set, and learning model, which can be used for machine learning.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the computing device further includes a digital wallet management module for at least one user account among the plurality of user accounts, and the evaluation management module includes a token stored in the digital wallet management module. It may be further configured to weight the evaluation according to the quantity.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module may be further configured to receive a transaction distributed on the blockchain and perform evaluation on program code included in the transaction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module is further configured to classify a rating for an associated user account, the rating being the total amount of shared computing resources provided by the user account and the shared computing provided by the user account Can be categorized based on the evaluation of resources.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the rating may be classified to weight the multiple opinions by upwardly adjusting the rating when the evaluation of the shared computing resource provided by the user account is positive, and downwardly adjusting the rating when negative. have.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-described computing device may receive compensation according to registration or use of the shared computing resource based on the evaluation of the shared computing resource stored in association with the smart contract account. .

According to another feature of the present disclosure, a computing resource sharing system for providing compensation based on resource sharing based on a blockchain is provided. A computing resource sharing system that provides compensation according to resource sharing includes a communication network supporting the blockchain; And a plurality of nodes connected to each other through the communication network, each of the plurality of nodes being one of the above-described computing devices.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the platform server may further include a platform server connected to the plurality of nodes through the communication network, and the platform server may, via the communication network, be predetermined from one of the plurality of nodes. A communication module configured to receive a transaction including information related to the computing resource sharing of the; And an evaluation and compensation module configured to process evaluation and compensation related to the resource sharing on the computing resource sharing system, wherein the evaluation and compensation module includes the identifier of the smart contract account included in the transaction, the provider account, or The user account may be configured to pay compensation to the provider account based on the identifier of the user account, information on registration or use of the shared computing resource, and information on the registration or use of the shared computing resource and evaluation on the shared computing resource.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the evaluation and compensation module is a learning model in which the shared computing resource can be used for machine learning, the evaluation on the shared computing resource is performed in association with the relative accuracy of the learning model Can be configured.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, resources for artificial intelligence research based on machine learning, such as hardware resources for computation, high-quality learning data to be used for machine learning, and efficient sharing of various machine learning models (algorithms) and Objective and reasonable compensation for the provision of resources can be made.

Hardware resources (eg, processing devices such as GPUs and various storage space devices) possessed by individuals are not always 100% utilized, and a large number of hardware resources are idle for many hours. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to utilize the idle hardware resource held by each individual in a useful form for a valuable purpose of contributing to the development of artificial intelligence technology. In addition, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, shared use of software resources developed and / or possessed by individuals, such as data for machine learning and various learning models, is actively made, and each creator or holder is a resource. It will be possible to get a fair return on the shared provisioning, and researchers will be able to utilize resources for new work instead of consuming redundant resources for the same work, ultimately accelerating AI development.

According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, provision and utilization of various resources on the platform and payment accordingly can be made based on the blockchain technology, thereby enabling open, transparent and reliable transactions, and voluntary participation of members. And active participation.

1 is a diagram conceptually showing the overall configuration of a blockchain-based distributed computing resource sharing system 100 supporting a smart contract according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a block chain that can be stored in the blockchain distributed ledger storage module 208 included in the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and each block 300 included therein ) Is a diagram conceptually showing the configuration.
4 is an example of transaction information 304 that may be included in block 300 of FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, for providing shared resources on a distributed computing resource sharing system 100 This is a diagram showing transaction information by way of example.
5 illustratively illustrates a query for retrieving a given shared resource on a distributed computing resource sharing system 100, generated by the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a drawing shown.
FIG. 6 is an example of transaction information 304 included in block 300 of FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, for requesting use of shared resources on distributed computing resource sharing system 100 This is a diagram showing transaction information by way of example.
7 is a diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the platform server 140 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example of a process in which shared resources are provided on a distributed computing resource sharing system 100 through the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is an operation flow chart.
9 is an operation flowchart schematically illustrating an example of a process of requesting, providing, and sharing data resources, which is performed on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, when it is determined that there is a risk of unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present disclosure, a detailed description of already known functions and configurations will be omitted. In addition, it should be understood that the contents described below are only for one embodiment of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The terms used in the present disclosure are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. For example, a component expressed as a singular should be understood as a concept including a plurality of components unless the context clearly refers to the singular. It should be understood that the term “and / or” as used in this disclosure is intended to encompass any and all possible combinations by one or more of the items listed. Terms such as 'include' or 'have' as used in the present disclosure are only intended to indicate that there are features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the present disclosure. It is not intended to exclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof by use.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, 'module' or 'unit' means a functional part that performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of 'modules' or 'parts' may be implemented by at least one processor by being integrated with at least one software module, except for 'modules' or 'parts' that need to be implemented with specific hardware. have.

In addition, unless defined otherwise, all terms used in this disclosure, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It should be understood that commonly used dictionary-defined terms are to be interpreted as having meanings consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art, and are not to be construed as being excessively limited or extended unless explicitly defined otherwise in the present disclosure. .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram conceptually showing the overall configuration of a blockchain-based distributed computing resource sharing system 100 supporting a smart contract according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 includes a blockchain network 110, a plurality of shared computing resource areas 120, a plurality of resource sharing nodes 130, and a platform server 140. do.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the blockchain network 110 includes each shared computing resource area 120, each resource sharing node 130, and platform server 140 on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. It can be any wired or wireless communication network that enables communication between them. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the blockchain network 110 may include, for example, a P2P distributed network implemented on a TCP / IP communication network. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the blockchain network 110 may be, for example, a pure P2P network or a hybrid P2P network implemented in a Wi-Fi network, a LAN network, a WAN network, an Internet network, etc. It is not limited. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each transaction generated and distributed by each resource sharing node 130 through the blockchain network 110 is included in the blockchain for the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 to be different It can be shared with the resource sharing nodes 130 and the platform server 140.

Although not specifically shown, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 includes a plurality of user accounts and a resource management account (eg, a management account) for management of use and compensation of the shared computing resource. , A smart contract account on the blockchain of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user of the distributed resource sharing system 100 can access the blockchain network 110 through their own user account (and client), and the resource sharing node (described later) By creating and / or distributing a transaction through 130, one can provide his / her own computing resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 or use the computing resources provided on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user account of the distributed resource sharing system 100 allows hardware and / or software resources owned by the user to be shared and used by other users on the distributed resource sharing system 100. It may be an account for the providing resource provider. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user account of the distributed resource sharing system 100 is a developer who wants to perform machine learning according to a predetermined algorithm, and is provided for shared use on the distributed resource sharing system 100 It can be an account for developers who want to use hardware and / or software resources at a fair price. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user account of the distributed resource sharing system 100 is a predetermined service developer, and provides GPU resources, data sets, and learning shared on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. It may be an account for a service developer who wants to use the result of machine learning performed according to the model for the above service. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user account of the distributed resource sharing system 100 may be an account for a user who is a resource provider and developer.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of shared computing resource areas 120 includes one or a group of computing resources that can be shared among multiple users on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. can do. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the shared computing resource area 120 is a computing resource that can be used for machine learning, for example, learning for hardware resources and / or machine learning, such as a processing unit unit or a storage unit such as a GPU. It can include software resources such as data sets or learning models. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each computing resource in the shared computing resource region 120 is provided by one user (ie, a provider) on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 and to be used by other users. It is possible to provide and use each resource in the shared computing resource area 120, a blockchain for a distributed computing resource sharing system 100 (specifically, a smart contract by the corresponding blockchain and a smart contract account accordingly) ) Can be operated and managed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, among the computing resources of the shared computing resource area 120, a data set resource is divided into a plurality of parts and a set of data set resources is distributed to the plurality of shared computing resource areas 120. Can be saved. In this case, when the movement of data set resources is required to perform machine learning, each part of the required data set resources can be transmitted in parallel, thereby solving the problem of lack of bandwidth or region of transmission time for a large amount of data movement. You can. In addition, as described above, when a set of data set resources is divided into a plurality of parts and distributed and stored in a plurality of shared computing resource areas 120, the entire shared computing resource areas 120 of the system 100 ), Each divided portion of the above data set resource may be stored in duplicate so that there are at least two (ie, at least two pieces of data having the same content across the entire area). As a result, even when the shared computing resource area 120 in which a portion of the data set resource is stored is blocked, the integrity of the entire data set resource in the entire system 100 can be prevented from being damaged.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, among the computing resources of the shared computing resource area 120, data set resources may be stored in one shared computing resource area 120 as a whole. A data set resource can be stored in the corresponding shared computing resource region 120, along with a set of preprocessed data, obtained by encoding the raw data to conform to a given training code for machine learning. Accordingly, when data set resources need to be moved to perform machine learning, instead of data set resources as large-capacity raw data, a corresponding pre-processed data set is transmitted, thereby causing a delay in transmission time or insufficient bandwidth of data movement. Can solve it.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of resource sharing nodes 130 may be each computing device connected to the blockchain network 110 of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node 130 generates a predetermined transaction according to a blockchain protocol of ERC 20 or the like (but is not limited thereto), and the generated transaction is generated in the blockchain network It can be used to distribute on the blockchain for the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 through 110. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, transactions that can be generated and distributed from each resource sharing node 130 are provided so that, for example, certain hardware or software resources can be shared and used on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. It may be for registration (eg, registration for shared use). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a transaction that can be generated and distributed from each resource sharing node 130 is provided with, for example, predetermined hardware provided for shared use among users on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 or It may include a request to use software resources for machine learning. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user generates a predetermined transaction (eg, a transaction for providing or using a resource) through the resource sharing node 130 using his user account (and client). It can be made to be distributed on the blockchain network 110.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each resource sharing node 130 may receive and process each transaction generated on the blockchain by being generated from another resource sharing node 130. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each resource sharing node 130 is associated with the shared use of program code on a received transaction (eg, hardware and / or software resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100). Program code for smart contracts). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each resource sharing node 130 executes program code related to the smart contract on the received transaction when receiving a transaction regarding sharing provision of predetermined hardware and / or software resources. And, it is possible to store information related to the provided resource (for example, various types of information including resource type, location, attributes, etc.) in association with a smart contract account (eg, resource management account) for managing shared computing resources. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when each resource sharing node 130 receives a transaction including a request to use a predetermined hardware and / or software resource, the program code for the smart contract on the received transaction is received. Smart contract account for the management of shared computing resources by executing, and providing information about the use of the resource (e.g., a user account to use the resource, various types of information, such as the type, location, attributes, and usage of the resource) (E.g., resource management account).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of resource sharing nodes 130 is shared under the control of the platform server 130 or according to a predetermined algorithm on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, distributed computing resource sharing A block for recording each transaction on the system 100 may be generated (or mined) and / or verified. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, transactions generated by each shared resource node 130 and distributed on the blockchain network 110 for the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 during a predetermined time interval, newly It can be stored together in the generated block.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the resource sharing nodes 130 is controlled by the platform server 140 or according to a predetermined algorithm on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, the distributed computing resource sharing system ( 100) may store at least a part of a blockchain (ie, a blockchain distributed ledger). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the resource sharing nodes 130 is controlled by the platform server 140 or according to a predetermined algorithm on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, the distributed computing resource sharing system ( At least of information related to the smart contract maintained and managed by the blockchain for 100 (e.g., a smart contract account that manages the shared use of hardware and / or software resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100). You can save some.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user uses his own user account and resource sharing node 130 to query (eg, query for a resource management account for searching for a given resource) according to a predetermined protocol. Can be created and processed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node 130 may process a query related to a predetermined user account by itself or transmit it through the blockchain network 110. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the query generated through each user account and resource sharing node 130 is, for example, the state of hardware and / or software resources provided for shared use on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. (For example, including, but not limited to, the data set resource having a predetermined specification exists in the shared computing resource areas 120 of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, etc.) , In itself, may not be creating or changing a new smart contract. Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, queries generated through each user account and resource sharing node 130 may not be stored on the blockchain of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node 130 generates a response to a query by itself or receives a response to the query from the blockchain network 110, and a user corresponding to the query (query requester) ) You can provide the above response on your account.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node 130 may also provide a corresponding distributed computing resource sharing system according to payment and receipt of compensation for each user according to resource sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. A digital wallet of user account (s) associated with 100 may be maintained and managed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a reward for each user (eg, a resource provider) according to resource sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 is a predetermined value associated with the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. It can be made by digital currency. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, compensation according to resource sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 may be performed in proportion to the amount of use for each resource. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, compensation according to resource sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 is evaluated according to a predetermined criterion for each resource used (eg, distributed computing resource sharing of each resource) It may be made according to the evaluation of the contribution to the system 100, etc.).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the platform server 140 receives a transaction including a predetermined resource use request provided on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 from each resource sharing node 130. You can. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the platform server 140 receives a transaction including a request to use a predetermined resource (eg, GPU resource), processes the received transaction, and obtains information from the transaction Accordingly, appropriate resources may be allocated among the resources available on each shared computing resource region 120 of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 based on a predetermined algorithm.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the platform server 140 generates (or mines) and / or blocks for the resource sharing nodes 130 to record each transaction on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. It can be managed to verify. In the present specification, it is mainly described that the platform server 140 of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 performs control and management of block creation / verification and / or storage of the blockchain distributed ledger. The disclosure is not limited thereby. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, block generation / verification, storage of the blockchain distributed ledger, and the like, without the intervention by the platform server 140, the blockchain network 110 It should be noted that it can be done automatically according to a predetermined algorithm on).

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the platform server 140 also helps to make a fair compensation to the provider of each resource in relation to the use of each resource provided for sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. Can be managed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the platform server 140 evaluates each resource according to a predetermined criterion in relation to the use of each resource provided for sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 (E.g., evaluation of the contribution of each resource to the distributed resource-specific system 100, etc.) can be performed, and according to the evaluation result, it can be managed to provide a reasonable compensation corresponding to the provider of each resource.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the resource sharing node 130 includes a transaction processing / creation module 202, a communication module 204, a block generation / verification module 206, a blockchain distributed ledger storage module 208, and digital wallet management. Module 210 and evaluation management module 212.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user (client) of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 provides predetermined resources for sharing with other users on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 In order to register it, a transaction related to resource registration can be generated through the transaction processing / creation module 202 of the resource sharing node (the resource sharing node associated with the above user or client) 130. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a user (client) of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 wants to use a predetermined resource provided on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, the corresponding resource sharing node Through the transaction processing / creation module 202 of the resource sharing node (associated with the user or client above) 130, a transaction relating to the use of the resource can be generated. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each user (client) of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 shares the corresponding resource when evaluating the sharing use result with other users on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 Through the transaction processing / creation module 202 of the node (the resource sharing node associated with the user or client above) 130, a transaction regarding the evaluation of the resource can be generated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the transaction processing / creation module 202 of the resource sharing node 130, in addition to transactions related to the registration and use of resources, other various transactions to be performed through the blockchain network 110 (E.g., including, but not limited to, transactions in digital currency).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the transaction processing / creation module 202 of each resource sharing node 130 receives and processes transactions generated by other resource sharing nodes 130 and distributed on the blockchain. You can. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the transaction processing / creation module 202 may execute program code related to a smart contract on a received transaction (eg, a smart contract for providing and using shared resources, etc.). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the transaction processing / creation module 202 executes program code for a smart contract on the received transaction, thereby executing a smart contract account (eg, resource management account) based on the received transaction information. ) Can be updated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication module 204 may operate to allow the resource sharing node 130 to communicate with the blockchain network 110 according to a predetermined protocol. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication module 204 may distribute the blockchain transaction generated by the transaction processing / creation module 202 on the blockchain network 110 according to a predetermined protocol, In addition, it is possible to receive various information (eg, transactions generated and distributed by other resource sharing nodes 130, various control signals by the platform server 140, etc.) received through the blockchain network 110.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the block creation / verification module 206 generates a block for the blockchain network 110 and collects transactions generated on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 for a predetermined time period. You can write to the generated block with the appropriate header information. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the block generation / verification module 206 may notify the generated block on the blockchain network 110 through the communication module 204. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the block creation / verification module 206 may perform verification on blocks generated by other resource sharing nodes 130, known on the blockchain network 110. .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the blockchain distributed ledger storage module 208 shares distributed computing resources under the control of the platform server 130 or according to a predetermined algorithm on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. It is possible to store at least a part of a blockchain database for the system 100 (ie, a distributed ledger that includes all the history of transactions). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the blockchain distributed ledger storage module 208 also blocks the blockchain network under the control of the platform server 130 or according to a predetermined algorithm on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. Information on smart contracts maintained and managed by the blockchain on 110 (e.g., information on smart contract accounts on shared use of hardware and / or software resources on distributed computing resource sharing system 100, e.g. The location, format, provider, user, usage history, frequency of use, etc. of each resource) may be stored at least partly, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the digital wallet management module 210 may store and manage wallet information for each user account associated with the resource sharing node 130. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the digital wallet management module 210 deals with digital currency supported on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, for example, resource sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. Purchasing information for each user account on the corresponding resource sharing node 130 may be updated by reflecting the payment and receipt of compensation according to the transaction information or other transaction related to the digital currency.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 may evaluate and manage the quantity and quality of resources provided by the resource sharing node 130. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 may evaluate a sharing use result with other users on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 may evaluate the quantity and quality of resources registered or used by the resource sharing node 130 and provide compensation accordingly. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 provides compensation according to registration or use of the shared computing resource based on the evaluation of the shared computing resource stored in association with the corresponding smart contract account. You can.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 may evaluate the program code executed by the transaction processing module 202. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 may assign a weight of evaluation according to the number of tokens stored in the digital wallet management module 210. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 may weight the evaluation result by reflecting the wallet information stored in the digital wallet management module 210 of each user account associated with the resource sharing node 130. have. For example, the greater the number of tokens stored in the digital wallet management module 210 of the corresponding account, the higher the rating in proportion to the quantity.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 is further configured to classify ratings for associated user accounts, the ratings being provided by the user account and the total amount of shared computing resources provided by the user account. It can be classified based on the evaluation of shared computing resources. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation management module 212 increases the rating when the evaluation of the shared computing resource provided by the associated user account is positive, and adjusts the rating downward when it is negative, thereby weighting multiple opinions So you can classify the ratings for the associated user accounts.

3 is a block chain that can be stored in the blockchain distributed ledger storage module 208 included in the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and each block 300 included therein ) Is a diagram conceptually showing the configuration. As illustrated, the blockchain includes a plurality of blocks, and each block 300 may include a block header 302 and a plurality of transaction information 304a-304n.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the block header 302 is a hash value of a previous block header, a nonce value, and a merlut of transaction information 304a-304n to be included in the corresponding block 300 , May include a timestamp indicating the time at which the block 300 was generated, and a mining difficulty level of the corresponding block 300. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a plurality of transaction information 304a-304n included in the block 300 is distributed computing resource sharing system from each resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1 for a predetermined time interval. It may be a plurality of transaction information distributed on the (100). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the transaction information 304a-304n of the block 300 is shared resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 generated by the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1. It may be transaction information for providing (ie, registering). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the transaction information 304a-304n may be transaction information for using shared resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 generated by the resource sharing node 130. .

4 is an example of transaction information 304 that may be included in block 300 of FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, for providing shared resources on a distributed computing resource sharing system 100 This is a diagram showing transaction information by way of example. As shown, the transaction information 304 may include a resource management account 402, a resource provider account 404, a resource registration execution command 406, and resource information 408.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource management account 402 included in the transaction information 304 may be, for example, an address of a smart contract account for managing shared resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource provider account 404 included in the transaction information 304 may be an account of a user (client) that caused a transaction to be generated for providing the corresponding shared resource. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource registration execution command included in the transaction information 304 for providing the shared resource may be, for example, program code for a smart contract according to ERC20, and the resource sharing node 130 When executed by, resource information 408 of a resource provided by the resource provider account 404 may be stored in association with the resource management account 402. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource information 408 may include various information including, for example, the type, attribute, and location of the corresponding resource, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

5 is a query 500 for retrieving a given shared resource on a distributed computing resource sharing system 100, generated by the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a diagram illustrated illustratively. As shown, the query 500 may include a resource management account 502, a resource search execution command 504, and a requester account 506.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource management account 502 included in the query 500 is, as described above, the address of the smart contract account for managing shared resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. Can be According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource search execution command 504 included in the query 500 may be, for example, program code according to ERC20, and when executed by the resource sharing node 130, a predetermined standard It may be a command to perform a search for the equipped resource and provide a response to the search to the requester account 506. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the requestor account 506 included in the query 500 may be a user (client) account that causes the corresponding query to be generated. As described above, query 500 is only for querying the status of hardware and / or software resources provided for shared use on distributed computing resource sharing system 100, for example, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. , In itself, may not be creating or changing a new smart contract. Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, unlike the transaction information 304, the query 500 may not be stored on the blockchain of the distributed computing resource sharing system 100.

FIG. 6 is an example of transaction information 304 included in block 300 of FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, for requesting use of shared resources on distributed computing resource sharing system 100 This is a diagram showing transaction information by way of example. As illustrated, the transaction information 304 may include a resource management account 602, a resource user account 604, a resource use execution instruction 606, and use resource information 608.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource management account 602 included in the transaction information 304 may be, for example, an address of a smart contract account for managing shared resources on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource user account 604 included in the transaction information 304 may be an account of the user (client) that caused the creation of a transaction for requesting the use of the corresponding shared resource. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource use execution command included in the transaction information 304 for requesting the use of the shared resource may be, for example, program code for a smart contract according to ERC20, and the resource sharing node 130 When executed by, a resource determined according to a corresponding request may be associated with a resource user account 404 to be used (and information regarding usage is stored). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource information 408 may include a variety of information, including the type, attribute, location, amount of use, and the like of the resource, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

7 is a functional block diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the platform server 140 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the platform server 140 includes a communication module 702, a shared resource distribution module 704, a block creation / verification management module 706, and an evaluation / compensation module 708.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication module 702 may operate to enable the platform server 140 to communicate with the blockchain network 110 according to a predetermined protocol. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication module 702 may receive various transactions distributed from each resource sharing node 130 through the blockchain network 110.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a transaction including a predetermined resource use request is received, the shared resource distribution module 704, based on information obtained from the received transaction, based on a predetermined algorithm, Among the resources available on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100, appropriate resources may be allocated to the corresponding request. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the shared resource distribution module 704 reflects information on the resource use request on the received transaction and the allocation of resources made corresponding thereto, and information on the corresponding resource associated with the resource management account Can be updated. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the shared resource distribution module 704 also stores each resource sharing node 130 to store at least a portion of a blockchain database (ie, distributed ledger) for the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. ) Can be controlled / managed, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the block generation management module 706 is a block for recording each transaction among the resource sharing nodes 130 on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 according to a predetermined criterion. It is possible to select (or min) a node to generate or verify and give instructions on it, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, generation and verification of each block on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 is automatically performed without intervention of the platform server 140 according to a predetermined algorithm on the blockchain network 110. You should know that you can lose.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation / compensation module 708 evaluates each resource according to a predetermined criterion in relation to each resource provided for sharing on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 ( For example, evaluation of contribution of each resource to the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 may be performed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the evaluation / compensation module 708 may manage, according to the above evaluation result, a reasonable compensation corresponding to the provider of each resource. In this specification, it has been described that the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 includes the platform server 140 and performs allocation (distribution) of shared resources and management of block generation / verification through the platform server 140. , The present disclosure is not limited thereby. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 may not include the platform server 140, and the allocation of resources according to the request to use the shared resources or the management of generation and verification of blocks It should be noted that it may be performed automatically according to a predetermined algorithm on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100.

FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example of a process in which a shared resource is provided on a distributed computing resource sharing system 100 through the resource sharing node 130 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is an operation flow chart.

First, in step 802, a resource provider on the resource sharing node 130 (e.g., resources of a given GPU resource, storage unit, data set or learning model, etc. owned by the resource sharing node 130) are distributed on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. A user who wants to be provided to be used for sharing can generate a transaction (that is, a resource provision registration transaction) for sharing of resources through the resource sharing node 130. Then, in step 804, the generated transaction can be distributed on the blockchain network 110. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, transactions distributed on the blockchain network 110 may be received by both the platform server 140 and other resource sharing nodes 130. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a blockchain (e.g., resource sharing nodes 130 on the blockchain) that has received a resource provision registration transaction processes the received transaction, and provides a resource provision registration transaction in the newly created block. Can record. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in step 806, the transaction is processed by the blockchain (eg, each resource sharing node 130 on the blockchain), and the resource management account is updated accordingly (ie, Registration of the resource) may be performed.

9 is an operation flowchart schematically illustrating an example of a process of requesting, providing, and using data resources to be shared, performed on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As illustrated, first, in step 902, a resource requester on the resource sharing node 130 (eg, a user as a developer who wants to utilize a predetermined data set for machine learning) through the resource sharing node 130. It is possible to create a usage request transaction (eg, a data usage request transaction) for a resource (eg, a predetermined data set) desired by the user. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a usage request transaction for a given data set may include specific specifications (eg, data content, format, etc.) of the requested data set. Then, the generated transaction in step 904 can be distributed on the blockchain network 110. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, transactions distributed on the blockchain network 110 may be received by both the platform server 140 and other resource sharing nodes 130.

In step 906, one of the resource sharing nodes among the resource sharing nodes 130 that has received the above-described data use request transaction may generate a resource, for example, a data set that meets the needs of the transaction. Then, in step 908, the corresponding resource sharing node may generate a share providing transaction for the generated data set and distribute it through the blockchain network 110. In step 910, the transaction for providing data sharing distributed in step 908 is processed on the blockchain and the corresponding data resource can be registered and stored in association with the resource management account. The process of steps 906 to 910 corresponds to the operation flow in FIG. 8 described above, and reference may be made to the disclosure.

Then, in step 912, in response to the previously received data use request transaction 904, the requested resource (eg, a predetermined data set resource) is allocated for the requestor, and is allocated and used for the resource. Matters related to the resource management account may be stored. Subsequently, in step 914, for the resource requester, use of the resource may be made.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource corresponding to a resource use request transaction is a predetermined data set, and the data set is a storage unit in multiple locations (eg, multiple shared computing) on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. When distributed in the resource areas 120, each part of the corresponding data set may be transmitted in parallel from a plurality of storage units (for example, a plurality of shared computing resource areas 120) for a resource requestor, As a result, the problem of the transmission speed according to the transmission of large data can be solved. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, specific details of which part of a data set is to be transmitted from which storage unit among a plurality of storage units, for example, by the shared resource distribution module 704 of the platform server 140, It can be performed in a direction to maximize the efficiency of the entire system in consideration of the distance between resources (for example, a distance between a storage unit of a data set to be used for calculation and hardware resources involved in calculation) or communication time. It should be understood (however, the present disclosure is not so limited). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource corresponding to a resource use request transaction is a predetermined data set, and the data set is one storage unit (eg, one shared computing resource) on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. When stored in the region 120, a machine learning operation for the resource requester can be performed by the GPU in the same location as the corresponding storage unit (i.e., the shared computing resource region 120 to which the storage unit belongs), thereby The problem of the transmission speed according to the transmission of large data can be solved.

In step 914, once the use of the resource is made by the resource requester, in step 916, settlement of the use of the resource is made from the resource requester (of digital wallet), and a fair compensation for the provider of the resource This can be done. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, settlement of resource use performed in step 916 may be automatically performed through a smart contract included in the resource use request transaction. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, settlement through a smart contract on a resource use request transaction may be achieved by providing a predetermined usage fee to the platform server 140 from the digital wallet of the resource requester (user) (however, the present disclosure is This is not a limitation). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, some of the usage fee received from each resource requester (user) is provided to the resource provider of each resource provided to the distributed computing resource sharing system 100 by the platform server 140 It may be partially settled in the form of distribution according to the amount of resources (but the present disclosure is not limited thereto). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, some of the usage fee received from each resource requester (user) is evaluated by the platform server 140 on the provided resource (eg, the entire distributed computing resource sharing system of the resource) Based on the evaluation of contribution to (100), etc., it may be partially settled in the form of being differentially distributed to the resource providers of each resource (but the present disclosure is not limited thereto). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may evaluate and manage the amount and quality of resources provided by the resource sharing node (provider: 130). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may evaluate the sharing use result with other users on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may be a resource sharing node (requester: 130) used by requesting the resource, or the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may request the resource. It may or may not be used, but may be a node that mainly performs evaluation of resource sharing resources, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may evaluate the amount and quality of resources registered or used by the resource sharing node 130 and provide compensation accordingly. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) compensates for registration or use of the shared computing resource based on the evaluation of the shared computing resource stored in association with the corresponding smart contract account. Can provide.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may perform evaluation on program code executed by the resource sharing node (requester). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may assign a weight of evaluation according to the number of tokens stored in the digital wallet management module 210. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) may assign the weight to the evaluation result by reflecting the wallet information stored in the digital wallet management module 210 of the provider of the resource. For example, the greater the number of tokens stored in the digital wallet management module 210 of the corresponding account, the higher the rating in proportion to the quantity.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) is further configured to classify a rating for an associated user account of a provider of the resource, the rating being the total amount of shared computing resources provided by the user account And an evaluation of the shared computing resource provided by the user account. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource sharing node (evaluator: 130) increases the rating when the evaluation of the shared computing resource provided by the associated user account of the provider of the resource is positive, and adjusts the rating when it is negative. This allows you to classify ratings for associated user accounts to weight multiple comments.

In the present specification, it has been mainly described that distribution and allocation of shared resources, generation and storage of blocks, settlement and compensation for resource use, etc. are performed under the intervention of the platform server 140, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. It will be appreciated that according to other embodiments of the present disclosure, such operations may be performed without the intervention of the platform server 140 according to a predefined algorithm on the distributed computing resource sharing system 100.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the present disclosure is not limited to the examples described herein, but may be variously modified, reconstructed, and replaced without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the various techniques described herein can be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

A computer program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a storage medium readable by a computer processor or the like, such as EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory such as a flash memory device, magnetic disks such as internal hard disks and removable disks, magneto-optical disks, and It may be implemented in a form stored in various types of storage media, including CDROM disks. Also, the program code (s) can be implemented in assembly or machine language. All modifications and changes belonging to the true spirit and scope of the present disclosure are intended to be covered by the following claims.

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As a distributed computing device based on blockchain, which provides compensation according to resource sharing,
The blockchain includes a plurality of user accounts and a smart contract account for management of shared computing resources,
Each of the plurality of user accounts includes a provider account that provides the shared computing resource on the distributed computing resource sharing system for sharing with other users, a user account that wants to use the shared computing resource, and the shared computing resource. Is one of the inspector accounts to be inspected,
The shared computing resource is a resource that can be traded in the blockchain
The computing device
A transaction processing module configured to receive a transaction distributed on the blockchain and execute program code included in the received transaction; And
Evaluation management module configured to perform evaluation on the program code executed by the transaction processing module
Including,
The transaction includes an identifier of the smart contract account, an identifier of the provider account or the user account, and includes information on registration or use of the shared computing resource,
In the transaction processing module, when executing the program code, information on registration or use of the shared computing resource included in the transaction, and evaluation of the shared computing resource performed by the evaluation management module is performed in the smart contract. A computing device that allows to be stored associated with an account. According to claim 1,
The resource that can be traded in the blockchain is a computing device that includes at least one of a processing unit, a storage unit, a data set, and a learning model, which can be used for machine learning. According to claim 2,
The computing device further includes a digital wallet management module for at least one user account among the plurality of user accounts,
The evaluation management module is further configured to assign a weight of the evaluation according to the number of tokens stored in the digital wallet management module. According to claim 1,
The evaluation management module is further configured to receive a transaction distributed on the blockchain and to evaluate the program code included in the transaction. According to claim 1,
The evaluation management module is further configured to classify a rating for an associated user account, the rating being computed based on the total amount of shared computing resources provided by the user account and the evaluation of the shared computing resources provided by the user account Device. The method of claim 5,
The rating is a computing device that is classified to give a weight to a plurality of opinions by upwardly adjusting the rating when the evaluation of the shared computing resource provided by the user account is positive, and downgrading the negative rating. The method of claim 5,
The computing device receives a compensation for registration or use of the shared computing resource based on the evaluation of the shared computing resource stored in association with the smart contract account. As a blockchain-based, computing resource sharing system that supports smart contracts,
A communication network supporting the blockchain; And
It includes a plurality of nodes connected to each other through the communication network,
Each of the plurality of nodes is a computing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, computing resource sharing system. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a platform server connected to the plurality of nodes through the communication network,
The platform server,
A communication module, configured to receive a transaction including information related to sharing of a predetermined computing resource from one of the plurality of nodes through the communication network; And
An evaluation and compensation module configured to process evaluation and compensation related to the resource sharing on the computing resource sharing system
Including,
The evaluation and reward module includes an identifier of the smart contract account included in the transaction, an identifier of the provider account or the user account, and information on registration or use of the shared computing resource. Information on registration or use of the shared computing resource. And based on an assessment of shared computing resources, configured to pay compensation to the provider account. The method of claim 9,
The evaluation and reward module is a computing resource sharing system configured to perform the evaluation on the shared computing resource in association with the relative accuracy of the learning model when the shared computing resource is a learning model that can be used for machine learning.

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