Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tracking shipments with a local and remote blockchain
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Application No.: US15383266Application Date: 2016-12-19
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Publication No.: US11429921B2Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Su Liu , John D. Wilson , Yin Xia
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; H04L9/32 ; H04L9/00

Abstract:
A blockchain of transactions may be referenced for various purposes and may be later accessed by interested parties for ledger verification. One example method of operation may comprise one or more of identifying shipment locations for a product shipment, storing the shipment locations in a local blockchain, transmitting the shipment locations to a remote blockchain, comparing the shipment locations of the remote blockchain with the shipment locations stored in the local blockchain, and verifying the shipment locations of the remote blockchain are consistent with the shipment locations stored in the local blockchain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180174097A1 TRACKING SHIPMENTS WITH A LOCAL AND REMOTE BLOCKCHAIN Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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