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Control method, information processing device, management system, and recording medium

US11500551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2020
Grant dateNov 15, 2022
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q2220/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a control method of controlling locking or unlocking of storage using a blockchain. The control method includes: determining, when first request information indicating a lock/unlock request, that is a lock request or an unlock request, is received from a terminal, whether a keyholder identified by reading keyholder information stored in the blockchain matches an owner of the terminal that has transmitted the first request information, the keyholder information indicating a person having the authority to lock or unlock the storage; performing lock/unlock processing when the keyholder is determined to match the owner, the lock/unlock processing being processing for causing the storage to lock or unlock in accordance with the first request information; and performing first storage processing after the lock/unlock processing is performed, the first storage processing being processing of storing, in the blockchain, transaction data indicating that the lock/unlock processing has been performed.

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