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Control method, server, and recording medium

US12198131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2022
Grant dateJan 14, 2025
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q50/10
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control method is executed by a first server among a plurality of servers in a system including the plurality of servers and a generating device that generates record information about usage records for users belonging to one group when a service provided by a business operator is used on a group basis. The method includes: obtaining, from the generating device, first record information about a first usage record of a service by a first user belonging to the one group; determining whether the first record information obtained is permitted under a rule based on contract content, stored in the first server, of a contract entered into by the first user and the business operator; and forwarding first transaction data including a determination result to a plurality of second servers and storing a first block including the first transaction data in a distributed ledger managed by the first server.

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