US 11,783,346 B2
Blockchain enabled collaborative transaction information processing for a supply chain
Peter Koudal, Niskayuna, NY (US); Benjamin Edward Beckmann, Niskayuna, NY (US); Annarita Giani, Niskayuna, NY (US); John William Carbone, Niskayuna, NY (US); Joseph Salvo, Schenectady, NY (US); Junrong Yan, Niskayuna, NY (US); Dan Yang, Niskayuna, NY (US); Patricia MacKenzie, Clifton Park, NY (US); and Walter Yund, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Appl. No. 16/641,188
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 31, 2017, PCT No. PCT/US2017/049695
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 21, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/045739, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0158370 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01); G06Q 50/04 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 30/018 (2013.01) [B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); G06F 16/2379 (2019.01); G06Q 50/28 (2013.01); G06Q 50/04 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to facilitate collaborative transaction processing associated with a supply chain having a first entity and a second entity of a plurality of entities, comprising:
a model simulating a process of the supply chain based on information exchanged within the plurality of entities via a distributed computer system;
a first entity database storing electronic records including information associated with at least a first portion of the supply chain, wherein the first entity is a manufacturer of a product associated with the supply chain;
a first entity communication port to exchange information via the distributed computer system;
a first entity computer processor coupled to the first entity database and the first entity communication port and adapted to:
retrieve from the first entity database the information associated with the at least the first portion of the supply chain;
identify a subset of information about the supply chain as being of interest to the second entity, wherein the identified subset of information comprises information about a-manufacturing and delivery associated with the product;
record the identified subset of information about the supply chain via a secure, distributed transaction ledger;
identify a change related to the subset of information about the supply chain based on pre-defined milestone events; and
in response to the identified change, update the subset of information about the supply chain recorded via the secure, distributed transaction ledger to include:
data associated with the identified change;
validation information used to validate the data associated with the identified change, wherein the validation information comprises location data associate with the system, database information associated with the first entity database, computer information associated with the first entity computer processor; and
a digital fingerprint created based on the validation information; and
the first entity computer processor or a different computer processor configured to retrieve information associated with at least a second portion of the supply chain based on the identified change, wherein the information associated with the first portion and the second portion of the supply chain are used to calculate a new model simulating the process of the supply chain based on the information exchanged within the plurality of entities via the distributed computer system.