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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Rubing Shi, Hangzhou, CN;
Yayang Guan, Hangzhou, CN;
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for blockchain-based notification are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining, from a computing device, a notification message indicating that a current state of a workflow is one of one or more states of the workflow, wherein a blockchain contract deployed in a blockchain is executable to update the current state among the one or more states of the workflow; executing a function associated with the one state in response to the notification message; and in response to completion of the execution of the function, transmitting, to the computing device, a reply message indicating completion of the execution of the function associated with the one state.