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App. No. 17/458,180

SMART LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT USING BLOCKCHAIN

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App. No.
17/458,180
Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for logistic management through a blockchain network. One of the methods includes storing a smart contract in a blockchain of the blockchain network. The smart contract corresponds to a logistic process. A transaction information about a transaction in the logistic process is verified and validated based on the smart contract and is hashed into the blockchain upon consensus being concluded.

Claims (40)

1 . A method, comprising:

registering a smart contract as corresponding to a logistics process, the logistics process including a plurality of sections representing respective logistics transactions in the logistics process that are different from one another, the smart contract including a participation qualification for each section of the plurality of sections for a user to conduct a logistic transaction in the section;

receiving a request for registration to a blockchain network from a user, the request for registration identifying a business scope of the user and qualification information of the user;

retrieving the smart contract to identify a first section of the plurality of sections that corresponds to the business scope of the user and a participation qualification of the first section; and

registering the user with the blockchain network in response to the qualification information of the user meeting the participate qualification of the first section.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the request for registration include:

providing a software application to be installed on a user device of the user; and

collecting data of the business scope of the user and the qualification information of the user through the software application.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the qualification information of the user meeting the participate qualification of the first section includes the qualification information of the user being verified by a third party.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the registering the user with the blockchain network includes storing a verification result of the qualification information being verified by the third party as a transaction through a blockchain of the blockchain network.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the registering the user with the blockchain network includes identifying the first section as a section of the logistics process that the user is qualified to conduct a transaction, and the user is qualified to submit transaction data to be stored through a blockchain of the blockchain network

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sections include a shipping section representing a logistics transaction of shipping a product by a transportation carrier and a delivery section representing a logistics transaction of delivering the product to a transportation carrier, a participation qualification for the shipping section being different from a participation qualification for the delivery section, the logistics transaction of the shipping section being later than the logistics transaction of the delivery section in the logistics process.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the participation qualification of the first section includes a user being registered with a third party certificate entity.

8 . A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having executable instructions stored thereon, the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, enabling the processor to implement acts including:

registering a smart contract as corresponding to a logistics process, the logistics process including a plurality of sections representing respective logistics transactions in the logistics process that are different from one another, the smart contract including a participation qualification for each section of the plurality of sections for a user to conduct a logistic transaction in the section;

receiving a request for registration to a blockchain network from a user, the request for registration identifying a business scope of the user and qualification information of the user;

retrieving the smart contract to identify a first section of the plurality of sections that corresponds to the business scope of the user and a participation qualification of the first section; and

registering the user with the blockchain network in response to the qualification information of the user meeting the participate qualification of the first section.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the receiving the request for registration include:

providing a software application to be installed on a user device of the user; and

collecting data of the business scope of the user and the qualification information of the user through the software application.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the qualification information of the user meeting the participate qualification of the first section includes the qualification information of the user being verified by a third party.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the registering the user with the blockchain network includes storing a verification result of the qualification information being verified by the third party as a transaction through a blockchain of the blockchain network.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the registering the user with the blockchain network includes identifying the first section as a section of the logistics process that the user is qualified to conduct a transaction, and the user is qualified to submit transaction data to be stored through a blockchain of the blockchain network

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of sections include a shipping section representing a logistics transaction of shipping a product by a transportation carrier and a delivery section representing a logistics transaction of delivering the product to a transportation carrier, a participation qualification for the shipping section being different from a participation qualification for the delivery section, the logistics transaction of the shipping section being later than the logistics transaction of the delivery section in the logistics process.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the participation qualification of the first section includes a user being registered with a third party certificate entity.

15 . A non-transitory storage medium having executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, enabling the processor to implement acts including:

registering a smart contract as corresponding to a logistics process, the logistics process including a plurality of sections representing respective logistics transactions in the logistics process that are different from one another, the smart contract including a participation qualification for each section of the plurality of sections for a user to conduct a logistic transaction in the section;

receiving a request for registration to a blockchain network from a user, the request for registration identifying a business scope of the user and qualification information of the user;

retrieving the smart contract to identify a first section of the plurality of sections that corresponds to the business scope of the user and a participation qualification of the first section; and

registering the user with the blockchain network in response to the qualification information of the user meeting the participate qualification of the first section.

16 . The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the receiving the request for registration include:

providing a software application to be installed on a user device of the user; and

collecting data of the business scope of the user and the qualification information of the user through the software application.

17 . The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the qualification information of the user meeting the participate qualification of the first section includes the qualification information of the user being verified by a third party.

18 . The storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the registering the user with the blockchain network includes storing a verification result of the qualification information being verified by the third party as a transaction through a blockchain of the blockchain network.

19 . The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the registering the user with the blockchain network includes identifying the first section as a section of the logistics process that the user is qualified to conduct a transaction, and the user is qualified to submit transaction data to be stored through a blockchain of the blockchain network

20 . The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of sections include a shipping section representing a logistics transaction of shipping a product by a transportation carrier and a delivery section representing a logistics transaction of delivering the product to a transportation carrier, a participation qualification for the shipping section being different from a participation qualification for the delivery section, the logistics transaction of the shipping section being later than the logistics transaction of the delivery section in the logistics process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: ANT BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070552/0207 →