Control method, information processing device, management system, and recording medium
US10839625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/00912
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control method of controlling, using a distributed ledger, locking or unlocking of one or more storage units, in each of which an item is storable, includes: operating a first smart contract and one or more second smart contracts by a code, stored in the distributed ledger, being executed by a computer, the first smart contract managing the one or more second smart contracts that are in one-to-one correspondence with the one or more storage units; controlling, by each of the one or more second smart contracts, locking or unlocking of a corresponding one of the one or more storage units, the controlling being performed under the management by the first smart contract; and controlling, by the first smart contract, whether to place each of the one or more second smart contracts under the management.
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