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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Thomas T. Hanis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Bruce H. Hyre, Cary, NC (US);
Jessica G. Snyder, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blockchain function may include one or more of receiving a last observed location identifier for a product identified via a product tag associated with the product, determining whether the last observed location identifier was received from a trusted source device, and storing the last observed location identifier in a blockchain with a confirmed status responsive to determining the last observed location identifier was received from the trusted source device.