Abstract: |
A method include: generating one digital currency unit by tying the one digital currency unit to a regular currency; storing information of the one digital currency unit into a block of a blockchain; buying or paying the one digital currency unit; determining whether restrictions are applied to the one digital currency unit by referring to one or more documents associated with the one digital currency; recording the determination in a block of the blockchain; overlaying the one digital currency unit with customer purchase history; calculating savings based on the one digital currency unit again naked forecast; applying the savings to customer purchases; using the one digital currency unit for accepted goods or services with the saving if the one digital currency unit is restricted; using the one digital currency unit for any goods or services with the saving if the one digital currency unit is unrestricted; and storing the one digital currency into a digital currency reserve. |
Inventor: |
CANTRELL, Robert (Herndon, VA, US); NELMS, David M. (Rogers, AR, US); O'BRIEN, John J. (Farmington, AR, US); MCHALE, Brian (Oldham, GB) |
Applicant: |
Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR, US) |
Face Assignee: |
Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR, US) |
Filed: |
2019-01-29 |
Issued: |
2019-08-01 |
Claims: |
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1. A method comprising:
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7. A system, comprising:
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13. 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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