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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
John J. O'Brien, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Daniel W. Young, Rogers, AR (US);
Richard Carl McSorley, Jr., Bentonville, AR (US);
Christopher R. Heeney, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Joseph Jurich, Jr., Molino, FL (US);
Bruce W. Wilkinson, Rogers, AR (US);
Todd D. Mattingly, Bentonville, AR (US);
Donald R. High, Noel, MO (US);
Robert L. Cantrell, Herndon, VA (US);
Brian G. McHale, Chadderton Oldham, GB;
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
A method for tracking an item in a distributed environment is provided. At least one node in a network adds a new block to a first cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a first sequence of blocks that is stored in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the first cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a component identifier and a hash of a previous block in the first sequence of blocks. The at least one node in the network adds a new block to a second cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a second sequence of blocks that is stored in the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the second cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a destination identifier, the first sequence of blocks, and a hash of a previous block in the second sequence of blocks.