DECENTRALIZED SHIPPING NETWORK USING BLOCKCHAINS

    公开(公告)号:US20200311675A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16455284

    申请日:2019-06-27

    Applicant: eBay Inc.

    Abstract: Technologies are shown for shipping route selection involving receiving sender and recipient shipping information for an item to be shipped and obtaining shipping route options for the item based on the sender and recipient shipping information. The route options are provided for display and selection of an option. A routing data block is created for the item at an address on a blockchain that stores shipping information for each stage of the selected route. A shipping tag is encoded with the blockchain address and attached to the item. The tag can be scanned to obtain the blockchain address and request information for a next stage of the shipping route from the block. The next shipping information from the block is received and utilized to ship the item to a next geolocation. The next shipping information can be determined based on current conditions, such as weather, pricing and availability.

    ENCODING SENSOR DATA AND RESPONSES IN A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER

    公开(公告)号:US20200311666A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16455170

    申请日:2019-06-27

    Applicant: eBay Inc.

    Abstract: Delivery routing for an item is dynamically changed based on environmental conditions the item experiences during transport. The item may be associated with thresholds describing environmental conditions which must be maintained to avoid damage to the item. If sensors associated with the item detect deviation from the set thresholds during transport, instructions to reroute the item may be dynamically generated and provided to a vehicle or shipping agent responsible for transporting the item. Options for rerouting the item include returning it to the sender, disposing of it in a nearby disposal facility, sending to an inspection facility, or sending it on to the original destination location. The environmental thresholds associated with an item, records of conditions measured by sensors during transport, and alternative delivery locations may be stored in a distributed ledger such as a blockchain. Entities associated with the shipment may have access to the distributed ledger.

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