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US 12,271,344 · App. 17/268,959 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Communication network, method, network equipment and communication device

Inventor: Hideji Wakabayashi (Basingstoke, GB)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
G06F16/134G06F16/137G06Q20/38215H04L9/0643H04L9/0825H04L63/123G06Q2220/10H04L9/50H04L2209/56
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Patent No.
US 12,271,344
App. No.
17/268,959
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication network for providing a distributed ledger has at least one node configured to provide a distributed ledger function to other nodes.

Claims (36)

1. A method of providing revenue sharing for mobility as a service, comprising:

maintaining a distributed ledger on multiple nodes, wherein the distributed ledger includes journey data of users using the mobility as a service, wherein the distributed ledger includes a blockchain, wherein the blockchain includes the journey data;

calculating both net sales and net service delivery based on the blockchain, wherein net sales and net service delivery are calculated by each service provider by

reading journey data in the blockchain;

finding their own service provider ID;

adding a corresponding ticket price to their net sales total; and

adding a corresponding service price to their net service delivery total; and

determining revenue sharing for a service provider or a transport operator by subtracting the total net service delivery from the total net sales for each mobility service provider.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access to the distributed ledger is granted based on a permission right.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing at least one of user profile management circuitry, passenger journey management circuitry, and distributed ledger management circuitry.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the user profile management circuitry includes storing user information.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user information includes at least one of name and birth of date of the user.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the user profile management circuitry includes storing payment information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the payment information includes at least one of credit card information and bank account information.

8. The method of claim 3 , wherein the user profile management circuitry includes storing subscription information.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the subscription information includes at least one of subscribed service and pass information.

10. The method of claim 3 , wherein the passenger journey management circuitry includes a book function for at least one of seat reservation, transport means sharing arrangement, and transport means reservation.

11. The method of claim 3 , wherein the passenger journey management circuitry includes transmitting journey data to the blockchain management circuitry.

12. A network equipment comprising circuitry configured to:

maintain a distributed ledger on multiple nodes, wherein the distributed ledger includes journey data of users using the mobility as a service, wherein the distributed ledger includes a blockchain, wherein the blockchain includes the journey data,

calculate both net sales and net service delivery based on the blockchain, wherein the circuitry for calculating both net sales and net service delivery for each service provider based on the blockchain is further configured to

read journey data in the blockchain,

find a service provider ID corresponding to the service provider,

add a corresponding ticket price to a net sales total of the service provider, and

add a corresponding service price to a net service delivery total of the service provider; and

determine revenue sharing for a service provider or a transport operator by subtracting the total net service delivery from the total net sales for each mobility service provider.

13. A communication device comprising circuitry configured to:

access a distributed ledger on multiple nodes, wherein the distributed ledger includes journey data of users using the mobility as a service,

maintain the distributed ledger, wherein the distributed ledger includes a blockchain, wherein the blockchain includes the journey data,

calculate both net sales and net service delivery based on the blockchain, wherein the circuitry for calculating both net sales and net service delivery for each service provider based on the blockchain is further configured to

read journey data in the blockchain,

find a service provider ID corresponding to the service provider,

add a corresponding ticket price to a net sales total of the service provider, and

add a corresponding service price to a net service delivery total of the service provider; and

determine revenue sharing for a service provider or a transport operator by subtracting the total net service delivery from the total net sales for each mobility service provider.

14. The communication device of claim 13 , wherein the access to the distributed ledger is granted based on a permission right.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2021
From: WAKABAYASHI, HIDEJI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055283/0672 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18196639 · Sep 25, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210224224A1 · Jul 22, 2021
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