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https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2023-0011
Protecting the intellectual property of built environment designs using blockchain technology
Mohammad Darabseh
; CONSTRUCT – GEQUALTEC, Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
João Poças Martins
; CONSTRUCT – GEQUALTEC, Faculty of Engineer ing (FEUP), University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Sažetak
Digital design and modelling for construction
assets was an important step towards improving the construction process overall by improving its efficiency and
productivity, reducing the time needed for design editing
and rework. However, digital forms of designs are prone to
cyber threats and misuse by unauthorised authors. This is
a common problem in different industries wherein digital
asset management is inefficient due to its centralisation
and depends on humans following a certain procedure.
Blockchain is an emerging technology capable of transferring digitally produced information into a transferable
digital value by storing the information or an identifying
signature for the information on a blockchain ledger. Information on the blockchain ledger is immutable and stored
in a decentralised system, making it a permanent record.
This article investigates the possibility of protecting the
intellectual property of built environment designs using
blockchain technology. The article presents a solution for
generating a double-fingerprint identity for the Indus
try Foundation Classes (IFC), a common format for built
environment design exchange, followed by deployment
of a smart contract on the Ethereum public blockchain to
store the design fingerprint along with design meta-data,
such as information about the the owner and version, as
a non-fungible token, a unique asset format stored on a
blockchain ledger.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
321171
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.1.2023.
Posjeta: 74 *