Abstract: |
A system for order delivery security using blockchain includes a container configured to: add a new block to a blockchain when an item of a customer order is added to or removed from the container, wherein the new block contains an order ID of the customer order, a customer name, items in the customer order, a delivery address of the customer order, and a delivery date of the customer order; a delivery vehicle configured to: carry the container; and add a new block to the blockchain when an item of the customer order is added to or removed from the vehicle, wherein the new block contains the order ID of the customer order, the customer name, the items in the customer order, the delivery address of the customer order, and the delivery date of the customer order; and a lock configured to: be attached to and secure the container; store a copy of the blockchain locally in memory of the lock; and communicate with the delivery vehicle. The vehicle carrying the container is further configured to communicate with the lock to determine that the container has been loaded, unloaded or is still on the vehicle. |
Inventor: |
MCHALE, Brian (Oldham, GB); NORTHRUP, Jennifer (Eureka Springs, AR, US); MCSORLEY, Richard C. (Bentonville, AR, US); LEWIS, Steven (Bentonville, AR, US); HEENEY, Christopher R. (Bella Vista, AR, US); JURICH, Joseph (Molino, FL, US) |
Applicant: |
Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR, US) |
Face Assignee: |
Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR, US) |
Filed: |
2019-01-30 |
Issued: |
2019-08-01 |
Claims: |
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1. A system for order delivery security using blockchain, comprising:
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12. A method comprising:
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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