Systems And Methods For Managing Rental Reservations With Blockchain
Systems and methods discussed herein are related to a rental ecosystem that implements cryptographically linked blockchain technology to provide a less costly, more convenient, and more secure rental process. A transparent ecosystem is described that verifies information about renters and landlords, thereby fostering trust between parties to a rental agreement. Auctioning technology is also described that reduces traditional frustrations, scam rates, time delays, and friction points in the rental process to benefit both tenants and landlords. Further, ecosystems described within this application offer the ability for community members to assist quality tenants by funding rental costs, potentially unfreezing millions of dollars tied up in rental deposits in the process.
Claim CLM-00001. 1. A method for crowdsourcing via cryptographically linked blockchains, the method comprising:
receiving tenant information about a first tenant, and at least partially storing the tenant information on one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; receiving rental property information about a rental property and landlord information about a landlord, wherein the rental property information includes landlord information and the landlord information includes the rental property information, and at least partially storing the rental property information and the landlord information on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; receiving community member information about a community member, and at least partially storing the community member information on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; receiving, from the first tenant, a first application to rent the rental property, and at least partially storing the first application on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; providing, at least a portion of the tenant information stored on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains, to the community member; receiving a funding application from the community member for providing funding for at least a portion of the rental property; providing the funding application to the first tenant; and receiving acceptance of the funding application from the first tenant.
Claim CLM-00013. 13. A system for crowdsourcing via cryptographically linked blockchains, the system comprising:
a computer processor; a memory; and a crowdsourced rental network engine executing on the computer processor and configured to:
receive tenant information about a first tenant, and at least partially store the tenant information on one or more cryptographically linked blockchains;receive rental property information about a rental property and landlord information about a landlord, wherein the rental property information includes landlord information and the landlord information includes the rental property information, and at least partially store the rental property information and the landlord information on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains;receive community member information about a community member, and at least partially store the community member information on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains;receive, from the first tenant, a first application to rent the rental property, and at least partially store the first application on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains;provide, at least a portion of the tenant information stored on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains, to the community member;receive a funding application from the community member for providing funding for at least a portion of the rental property;provide the funding application to the first tenant; andreceive acceptance of the funding application from the first tenant.
Claim CLM-00017. 17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions for crowdsourcing via cryptographically linked blockchains, the instructions configured to execute on at least one computer processor to enable the computer processor to:
receive tenant information about a first tenant, and at least partially store the tenant information on one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; receive rental property information about a rental property and landlord information about a landlord, wherein the rental property information includes landlord information and the landlord information includes the rental property information, and at least partially store the rental property information and the landlord information on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; receive community member information about a community member, and at least partially store the community member information on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; receive, from the first tenant, a first application to rent the rental property, and at least partially store the first application on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains; provide, at least a portion of the tenant information stored on the one or more cryptographically linked blockchains, to the community member; receive a funding application from the community member for providing funding for at least a portion of the rental property; provide the funding application to the first tenant; and receive acceptance of the funding application from the first tenant.
