P81 — AIEP — GoalVector Commercial Licensing Architecture (ts)
Applicant: Neil Grassby
Inventor: Neil Grassby
Classification: withheld — internal
Priority / Alignment: Architecturally aligned with GB2519711.2 and GB2519826.8
Abstract
A proprietary commercial licensing architecture for governing access to GoalVector generation, activation, and sustained operation within AIEP-governed substrates. The architecture binds commercial licence credentials to GoalVector capability tiers through a GoalVectorLicenceToken validated at substrate initialisation. Licence tiers govern: the maximum number of simultaneously active GoalVectors; the GoalVector generation threshold parameters applied to sustained incompatibility detection; the GoalVector activation weight floors below which GoalVectors are suppressed; the GoalVector complexity ceiling applied to goal tree depth and sub-goal cardinality; and the GoalVector recall scope permitted during multi-cycle operation. A LicenceCapabilityHash is computed over tier-bound parameters and incorporated into substrate execution identity, ensuring that licence tier is replay-certifiable and cannot be substituted at runtime. The architecture separates the published constitutional governance mechanism — which is openly specified — from the proprietary tier-bound parameter values and threshold calibrations — which are not. It thereby implements the AIEP Coca-Cola dynamic at the GoalVector layer: the mechanism is published; the calibration that makes it commercially viable is protected.
Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to commercial access governance for goal-directed reasoning substrates.
[0002] More particularly, the invention relates to a proprietary licensing architecture that controls GoalVector generation, activation, and operational capability within an Architected Instruction & Evidence Protocol (AIEP) substrate through licence-tier-bound parameter sets whose values are not published in the open architecture specifications.
Background
[0003] The AIEP architecture publicly specifies the constitutional mechanism by which GoalVectors are generated from sustained incompatibility, stabilised, governed, and resolved. The published specifications define the structure of these mechanisms and the names of the parameter classes that govern their behaviour.
[0004] The published specifications do not and must not specify the actual parameter values that determine when GoalVector generation triggers, what threshold levels govern GoalVector activation weight floors, how many simultaneous GoalVectors a substrate may sustain at each commercial tier, or how deeply the goal tree may recurse at each tier.
[0005] These parameter values represent the core commercial differentiator of the AIEP licensing model. A substrate operating with correctly specified architecture but incorrectly calibrated parameter values will produce GoalVector behaviour that is structurally valid but commercially non-viable — either triggering goal generation too frequently (producing unbounded goal trees), too infrequently (producing a substrate that never self-directs), or at capability ceilings that do not correspond to the licensed deployment tier.
[0006] Conventional software licensing mechanisms rely on runtime entitlement checks, remote authorisation servers, or obfuscated code paths. These approaches are incompatible with the deterministic, replay-certifiable, fail-closed execution requirements of the AIEP substrate.
[0007] There exists a need for a commercial licensing architecture that: binds GoalVector capability parameters deterministically to licence credentials; incorporates licence tier into execution identity in a cryptographically verifiable manner; enforces tier-bound capability limits fail-closed without runtime remote authorisation; and maintains full replay certification equivalence across nodes operating under identical licence credentials.
Summary of the Invention
[0008] The invention provides a GoalVector commercial licensing architecture comprising the following components, whose operational parameter values are proprietary and not disclosed in published AIEP specifications.
[0009] GoalVectorLicenceToken: A cryptographically authenticated credential issued to licensed substrate deployments encoding the licence tier identifier, deployment scope, capability parameter set version, and a cryptographic commitment to the licensed parameter values. The GoalVectorLicenceToken is validated at substrate initialisation and its commitment verified prior to any GoalVector operation.
[0010] LicenceCapabilityParameterSet: A versioned, tier-bound set of operational parameters governing GoalVector behaviour, comprising:
(a) GoalVector generation threshold parameters: the evidence weight floor and sustained incompatibility duration values below which GoalVector generation is suppressed; the specific numerical values of these thresholds vary by licence tier and are the primary determinant of how frequently the substrate self-generates goals;
(b) GoalVector activation weight floor: the minimum evidence weight a GoalVector must maintain to remain in active state rather than transitioning to suppressed state; sets the effective minimum significance level for sustained goal pursuit;
(c) GoalVector concurrency ceiling: the maximum number of simultaneously active GoalVectors permitted under the licence tier; determines the substrate’s goal-directed parallelism capacity;
(d) GoalVector tree depth ceiling: the maximum recursion depth of the goal tree (parent GoalVector to leaf sub-goal) permitted under the licence tier; governs the cognitive depth of self-directed inquiry;
(e) GoalVector tree cardinality ceiling: the maximum total number of simultaneously live GoalVector nodes (including sub-goals) permitted under the licence tier;
(f) GoalVector recall scope multiplier: the factor applied to the RecallScope derivation when evaluating archived branches for GoalVector generation eligibility; governs how deeply archived history may contribute to new goal generation;
(g) FoundingTensionDistance alert threshold: the numerical value at which the FoundingTensionDistance metric triggers a constitutional drift alert; varies by tier to reflect different operational risk tolerances.
[0011] LicenceCapabilityHash: A cryptographic hash computed over the canonical serialisation of the LicenceCapabilityParameterSet version identifier and the GoalVectorLicenceToken commitment. LicenceCapabilityHash is incorporated into substrate execution identity computation such that any substitution of parameter values produces a different execution identity detectable during replay certification.
[0012] GoalVectorCapabilityGate: A substrate-internal enforcement component that evaluates every GoalVector operation — generation, activation, tree deepening, recall scope expansion — against the active LicenceCapabilityParameterSet prior to execution. Operations exceeding tier-bound ceilings are suppressed fail-closed. Operations below tier-bound floors are similarly suppressed. No fallback to default parameter values is permitted.
[0013] LicenceCapabilityRecord: An append-only record appended to substrate lineage at each GoalVector operation recording the LicenceCapabilityHash active at operation time. Provides audit-grade proof of which licence tier governed each GoalVector lifecycle event.
Brief Description of the Drawing
FIG. 1 — GoalVector Stabilisation Architecture
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ Constitutional Goal │
│ G_root (immutable) │
└───────────┬──────────────┘
│ decompose
┌───────────┼───────────┐
┌────▼────┐ ┌──▼──────┐
│ SubGoal │ │ SubGoal │
│ G1 │ │ G2 │
└────┬────┘ └──┬──────┘
│ │
┌────▼────┐ ┌─────▼────┐
│ Action │ │ Drift? │
│ Plan A1 │ │ YES─────┼──▶ re-anchor
└─────────┘ │ NO ─────┼──▶ continue
└──────────┘
Stability = 1 − GoalDriftMagnitude / MaxPermittedDrift
Detailed Description
1. GoalVectorLicenceToken Validation
[0014] At substrate initialisation, the GoalVectorLicenceToken is presented to the substrate governance layer.
[0015] Validation comprises: (a) cryptographic signature verification against the AIEP licence authority public key; (b) deployment scope verification confirming the token is valid for the present node identifier and deployment context; (c) capability parameter set version resolution from the versioned LicenceCapabilityParameterSet registry; (d) commitment verification confirming the parameter set hash matches the commitment encoded in the token.
[0016] If any validation step fails, the substrate transitions to a non-GoalVector-capable state fail-closed. No GoalVector generation, activation, or tree deepening operation may proceed until a valid token is presented.
[0017] Token validation does not require a remote authorisation call at operation time. The token is self-contained and locally verifiable, preserving the deterministic, offline-capable execution model of the AIEP substrate.
2. LicenceCapabilityParameterSet Application
[0018] Following successful token validation, the LicenceCapabilityParameterSet is loaded into the GoalVectorCapabilityGate as the active parameter set for the substrate session.
[0019] Parameter values are loaded from the versioned registry entry identified by the capability parameter set version in the token. Registry entries are immutable once published under a given version identifier.
[0020] The active parameter set governs all GoalVector operations for the duration of the substrate session. Parameter values may not be modified at runtime by any software instruction, including operating system, application layer, or network layer instructions.
[0021] In hardware-integrated deployments, the GoalVectorCapabilityGate and its active parameter set reside within the AIEP hardware isolation enclave as defined in GB2519826.8, providing physical tamper resistance for the tier-bound parameter values.
3. GoalVector Generation Threshold Enforcement
[0022] When the substrate evaluates sustained incompatibility conditions for GoalVector generation eligibility, the GoalVectorCapabilityGate applies the tier-bound generation threshold parameters from the active LicenceCapabilityParameterSet.
[0023] The evidence weight floor parameter suppresses GoalVector generation from sustained incompatibilities whose evidence weight components fall below the tier-bound floor value. This floor is the primary commercial differentiator across tiers: higher tiers permit goal generation from lower-weight (more speculative) incompatibilities; lower tiers restrict generation to high-weight (high-confidence) incompatibilities only.
[0024] The sustained incompatibility duration parameter sets the minimum number of evaluation cycles for which an incompatibility must persist before GoalVector generation eligibility is assessed. This prevents transient divergences from triggering goal generation in lower-tier deployments while permitting responsive goal generation in higher-tier deployments.
[0025] Both parameters are applied as hard gates: incompatibilities that do not satisfy both tier-bound thresholds do not trigger GoalVector generation regardless of their structural characteristics.
4. GoalVector Concurrency and Tree Ceiling Enforcement
[0026] Prior to any GoalVector activation or sub-goal generation, the GoalVectorCapabilityGate evaluates whether the operation would exceed the tier-bound concurrency ceiling or tree depth/cardinality ceilings.
[0027] If the concurrency ceiling would be exceeded, the GoalVector activation is suppressed fail-closed. The substrate appends a GoalVectorSuppressionRecord encoding the tier limit reached.
[0028] If the tree depth ceiling would be exceeded by a proposed sub-goal generation, the deepening operation is suppressed. The substrate records the depth ceiling event in the goal tree lineage.
[0029] Ceiling enforcement ensures that substrates operating at lower commercial tiers produce goal trees bounded in complexity, preserving computational resource constraints appropriate to the deployment context.
5. LicenceCapabilityHash and Execution Identity
[0030] The LicenceCapabilityHash is computed as a deterministic cryptographic hash over: the capability parameter set version identifier; the deployment scope identifier; and the LicenceCapabilityParameterSet commitment value from the GoalVectorLicenceToken.
[0031] LicenceCapabilityHash is incorporated into the substrate execution identity computation alongside GoalVectorHash, FoundingTensionHash, and other identity components defined in prior AIEP filings.
[0032] Incorporation of LicenceCapabilityHash into execution identity ensures that replay certification detects any substitution of parameter values: a substrate operating under different licence tier parameters produces a different execution identity and fails cross-node replay equivalence verification.
6. LicenceCapabilityRecord Persistence
[0033] Every GoalVector lifecycle event — generation, activation, tree deepening, archival, recall scope evaluation, FoundingTensionDistance check — appends a LicenceCapabilityRecord to the substrate append-only lineage.
[0034] The LicenceCapabilityRecord comprises: GoalVector identifier; event type; LicenceCapabilityHash active at event time; capability parameter set version; and event timestamp.
[0035] LicenceCapabilityRecords are immutable once appended. They provide a complete audit trail of which licence tier governed each GoalVector lifecycle event, enabling post-hoc verification that GoalVector operations were consistent with the licensed capability tier.
7. Tier Structure (Proprietary — Values Not Disclosed)
[0036] The AIEP licensing architecture defines multiple GoalVector capability tiers. The tier identifiers and their structural roles are as follows. The specific parameter values associated with each tier are proprietary and are not disclosed in this document or in any published AIEP specification.
[0037] Tier 0 — Observe: Substrate receives GoalVector generation events as structured notifications but does not activate GoalVectors for directed search. The substrate is a passive observer of goal generation in a swarm context. No local GoalVector tree is maintained. Parameter values set all active ceilings to zero.
[0038] Tier 1 — Single-Vector: Substrate may activate and pursue a single GoalVector at a time. GoalVector generation is restricted to high-confidence sustained incompatibilities meeting tier-bound generation thresholds. Goal tree depth and cardinality are bounded at tier-appropriate ceilings. This tier is the standard enterprise deployment tier.
[0039] Tier 2 — Multi-Vector: Substrate may maintain multiple simultaneously active GoalVectors up to the tier-bound concurrency ceiling. GoalVector generation thresholds permit goal generation from lower-weight incompatibilities. Goal tree depth and cardinality ceilings are higher than Tier 1. This tier is the regulated sector and research deployment tier.
[0040] Tier 3 — Full-Substrate: Substrate operates at maximum GoalVector capability with the highest concurrency ceiling, deepest tree depth ceiling, lowest generation threshold floors, and widest recall scope multiplier. FoundingTensionDistance alert thresholds are calibrated for maximum drift sensitivity. This tier is reserved for licensed swarm backbone nodes and direct AIEP system deployments.
[0041] Tier 4 — Hardware-Enforced Full-Substrate: Identical to Tier 3 in capability parameters but with GoalVectorCapabilityGate and LicenceCapabilityParameterSet resident in the hardware isolation enclave as defined in GB2519826.8. Parameter values are physically tamper-resistant. This tier is reserved for governance chip licensees (Qualcomm, Apple Silicon, Samsung Exynos, MediaTek and equivalent SoC architecture licensees).
8. Separation from Published Architecture
[0042] The present trade secret document records the existence and structure of the GoalVector commercial licensing architecture. It does not disclose the specific numerical values of the LicenceCapabilityParameterSet for any tier.
[0043] The specific numerical values — generation threshold floors, duration thresholds, concurrency ceilings, tree depth and cardinality ceilings, recall scope multipliers, FoundingTensionDistance alert thresholds — constitute the core commercial secret of the AIEP GoalVector licensing model. They are maintained separately from this document in secure internal records not included in any filing or publication.
[0044] The published AIEP specifications (P50, P80, P83, P84–P88) define the constitutional mechanism. The present document records the commercial architecture that gates access to that mechanism. The tier-bound parameter values are what make the commercial architecture viable. Their absence from published specifications is intentional and permanent.
[0045] This separation implements the Coca-Cola dynamic at the GoalVector layer: the mechanism is published and freely auditable; the calibration that makes it commercially viable at each deployment tier is protected.
Technical Effect
[0046] The invention provides cryptographically verifiable, replay-certifiable, fail-closed commercial governance of GoalVector capability within AIEP substrates.
[0047] It ensures that substrates operating at different commercial tiers produce structurally valid but quantitatively distinct GoalVector behaviour, without any published specification revealing the parameter values that distinguish tiers.
[0048] It prevents runtime substitution of licence tier parameters by incorporating LicenceCapabilityHash into execution identity.
[0049] It provides complete audit lineage of GoalVector lifecycle events relative to licence tier through LicenceCapabilityRecords.
[0050] It supports hardware-enforced parameter protection in silicon-integrated deployments, ensuring that governance chip licensees receive physically tamper-resistant tier enforcement.
Confidentiality Notes
This document records the architecture of the GoalVector commercial licensing system and the structural role of each parameter class. It does not record the specific numerical values of any LicenceCapabilityParameterSet tier. Those values are maintained in separate secure records.
This document is classified as a trade secret and is not for public disclosure. It must not be included in any patent filing, open-source publication, regulatory submission, or any other disclosure without explicit written authorisation.
The existence of a GoalVector commercial licensing architecture is implicit in the published P30 (Deterministic Licence-Tier Binding Without Control) open-source specification, which establishes the structural pattern. P81 extends that pattern specifically to GoalVector capability governance with proprietary tier-bound parameters. P30 may be publicly referenced; P81 must not be.
P81 — GoalVector Commercial Licensing Architecture
Classification: withheld — internal
Status: Not for public disclosure
Aligned with: GB2519711.2, GB2519826.8, P30, P50, P80, P83