Application US20190080284

DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY FOR FREIGHT SYSTEM
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US20190080284

1. A method, comprising: (5) (6)

receiving, by a server node in communication with a blockchain database, a vehicle tracking update created by a vehicle tracking device, the vehicle tracking update comprising geographic location information indicative of a geographic location of the vehicle tracking device;

identifying, in a blockchain stored in a database, a smart contract including destination identifier and executable logic configured to determine a tracking metric;

determining the tracking metric in response to receipt of the vehicle tracking update by calculating, using the executable logic, the tracking metric based on a comparison of the geographic location information of the vehicle tracking update and previous geographic location information included in a previous datablock of the blockchain;

appending a datablock to the blockchain, the datablock including the tracking metric and the geographic location information;

determining a shipment associated with the vehicle tracking device has reached a destination corresponding to the destination identifier by detecting, using the executable logic and the vehicle tracking update, that at of at least one of the following conditions are satisfied: the vehicle tracking device has remained stationary for a predetermined amount of time included in the smart contract, or

the vehicle tracking device is positioned in a geographic area, the geographic area identified by the smart contract; and

synchronizing the blockchain with a plurality of blockchains stored in blockchain databases remote to the server node.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (1) (2)

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (3)

5. The method of claim 1, wherein appending a datablock further comprises: (0) (3)

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the smart contract further comprises: (0) (2)

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the blockchain comprises a first blockchain, the method further comprising: (0) (3)

8. A system, comprising: (6) (5)

a processor, the processor configured to:

receive a tracking update created by a tracking device, the tracking update comprising geographic location information indicative of a geographic location of the tracking device;

determine, using executable logic of a smart contract stored in a blockchain, the tracking metric in response to receipt of the tracking update;

append a datablock to the blockchain, the datablock including the tracking metric; and

synchronize the blockchain with a plurality of blockchains stored in respective blockchain databases configured at respective server nodes.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to: (0) (1)

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to: (0) (3)

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the datablock is associated with a datablock type, wherein the processor is further configured to (0) (3)

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the blockchain comprises a first blockchain and the smart contract comprises a first smart contract, wherein the processor is further configured to: (0) (4)

identify a second blockchain comprising a second smart contract;

reprogram the tracking device with an identifier corresponding to the second smart contract;

receive an additional tracking update from the tracking device, the additional tracking update; and

store the additional tracking update in the second blockchain.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to: (0) (2)

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the smart contract includes a geographic area parameter corresponding to a geographical area, wherein the processor is further configured to: (0) (2)

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions executable by a processor, the computer executable instructions comprising: (5) (4)

instructions executable to receive a tracking update created by a tracking device, the tracking update comprising geographic location information indicative of a geographic location of the tracking device;

instructions executable to determine, using a smart contract stored in a blockchain, the tracking metric in response to receipt of the tracking update;

instructions executable to append a datablock to the blockchain, the datablock including the tracking metric; and

instructions executable to synchronize the blockchain with a plurality of blockchains stored in blockchain databases.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer executable instructions further comprise: (0) (1)

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer executable instructions further comprise: (0) (2)

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer executable instructions further comprise: (0) (3)

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to synchronize the blockchain further comprise: (0) (1)

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the smart contract includes a destination identifier, wherein the computer executable instructions further comprise: (0) (3)

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Application US20190080284

DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY FOR FREIGHT SYSTEM

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