TWI712973B - A logistics outsource method on block-chain - Google Patents

Abstract

A logistics outsource method on block-chain comprises steps of: an user send a delivery request to a platform, the platform transfers the request and generates a smart contract to block-chain, a contractor gets the smart contract to finish sub-delivery work and record a history of the sub-delivery. While finished the delivery request, user may be charged by the platform with detail and unchangeable records.

Description

Logistics distribution and cash flow delivery methods based on blockchain

The present invention relates to an application of block chain, in particular to a method of logistics distribution and cash flow delivery based on block chain.

When the existing logistics contractors deliver goods, because the logistics companies that ship in different countries are different, they often hand over the goods to different logistics companies in sections when the goods are transported across the border. For example, in the first country, a certain A logistics company uses another logistics company to transport goods across the border by air or sea when crossing the border, and when the goods arrive in the second country, they use a different logistics company to deliver the goods, and the amount paid is different The currency exchange rate of the country makes it impossible to settle settlement.

The above-mentioned method of transporting goods by different operators can be carried out by different operators according to the needs. However, because the internal logistics management systems of different operators are different, it is difficult to transfer the goods after the entire delivery process is completed. All the shipping information is gathered together and provided for the inquiries by the various operators. In addition to the trouble of the various operators requesting payment from the logistics contractor, the logistics contractor is not easy to confirm the status of the goods in the delivery process.

Due to the different management systems used by existing logistics companies, it is not easy to gather information about the process of delivering goods in stages to provide follow-up inquiry and confirmation. To this end, the present invention uses the logistics distribution platform to transfer the tokens generated by the blockchain-based smart contract between the companies that deliver the goods in stages, so that the companies can hold When there is a pass, the shipping information will be updated to the pass. After the completion of the shipping process, the complete shipping information can be inquired and used as a cash flow request certificate.

In order to achieve the above creative objective, the present invention provides a logistics distribution and cash flow delivery method based on a blockchain. The steps include: a user submits an order for delivery to a logistics distribution platform, and the order records at least recipient information and product information As well as freight, the logistics distribution platform converts the order into a blockchain smart contract, and the smart contract generates a token. The token records an immutable data and a variable data. The immutable data is at least Including the goods information; a logistics contractor accepts the smart contract through the logistics distribution platform to obtain the token to contract the delivery, and the logistics contractor subcontracts the delivery to more than one industry; and The operators pass the token through the logistics distribution platform according to the order of delivery, and after each completes the delivery of the segment, update the delivery information of the segment to the variable data of the token, until the last company delivers it to the After the recipient signs for the receipt, the process of transferring the pass is ended. At this time, the various industries request the logistics contractor for payment based on the transportation information recorded in the variable data of the pass.

Further, the recipient information of the present invention includes the recipient's name and recipient's address; the goods information includes weight, price, item type, seller, store platform name and order date, and various contents of the recipient information can be encrypted Whether it is encrypted or not depends on the needs of the business.

Further, according to the present invention, the logistics contractor asks the user for consent through the logistics distribution platform, or the user accepts the smart contract by directly appointing the logistics contractor through the logistics distribution platform to obtain the smart contract. Pass.

Furthermore, the execution condition of the smart contract of the present invention includes the freight. After the user is delivered to the receiver and signed by the last company, the user pays the logistics contractor according to the freight recorded in the smart contract, and the logistics contractor pays again To all the industry under the contract.

The present invention allows users to convert orders into smart contracts on the blockchain and generate tokens, so that the logistics contractors who contract users to deliver orders can contract the delivery to more than one after receiving the smart contract and receiving the tokens. Operators, such as logistics operators or customs brokers, and pass the pass between the operators. When each operator delivers the goods, the shipping information can be updated in the variable data of the pass, so that after the delivery process is completed, each The business owner can use the record of the aforementioned shipping information as evidence to request payment from the logistics contractor, or the logistics contractor or user can confirm the detailed process of shipping the goods by querying the information recorded in the pass.

10: users

11: Order

12: Recipient

20: logistics contractor

21: Operator

A: Logistics distribution platform

B: Smart contract

C: Pass

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Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of information recorded in a token according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to understand the technical features and practical effects of the present invention in detail, and implement it according to the content of the specification, the preferred embodiment shown in the figure is further described in detail as follows. The present invention is a logistics distribution and cash flow delivery method based on a blockchain. The preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in Figures 1 to 3 includes the following steps:

(S01) The user places an order: a user 10, for example, in the preferred embodiment, the user 10 is an e-commerce order 11 submitted to a logistics distribution platform A for delivery, and the order 11 at least records recipient information, product information, and freight, The recipient information includes the recipient’s name, recipient’s address, and the goods information includes weight, price, item type, seller, store name and order date. The logistics distribution platform A converts the order 11 into a blockchain intelligence Contract B, the smart contract B can be based on many different Standard Non-Fegible Token. For example, the smart contract B can be a smart contract based on the ERC721 (Ethereum Request for Comment) standard, and the execution conditions of the smart contract B include goods After the recipient 12 signs for the goods, the user 10 pays the recipient of the smart contract B with the amount recorded in the freight. When the smart contract B is accepted, a token C will be generated, and the token C is based on the ERC721 standard Non-Fungible Token issued, the token C records an immutable data (idata) C1 and a variable data (mdata) C2, the immutable data C1 includes at least the product information, as shown in Figure 3 As shown, in the preferred embodiment, the information recorded in the immutable data C1 includes information of weight (weight), price (price), item type (category), seller (sellerId), and order date (OrderId).

(S02) Logistics contractor undertakes delivery: a logistics contractor 20 accepts the smart contract B through the logistics distribution platform A, and the receiving method can be that the logistics contractor 20 asks the user 10 through the logistics distribution platform A for the agreed method. Or the user 10 directly appoints the logistics contractor 20 through the logistics distribution platform A, accepts the smart contract B in one of the above two ways to obtain the token C, and contract for the transportation. The logistics contractor 20 subcontracts the transportation segment to more than one industry 21. For example, in the preferred embodiment, the logistics contractor 20 subcontracts the transportation segment to three operators 21. For users of the logistics distribution platform A, the above-mentioned various operators 21 may be logistics operators or customs clearance operators.

(S03) Each segment of the industry updates the pass information: each industry 21 passes the pass C through the logistics distribution platform A according to the order of delivery, and after completing the delivery of the segment, as shown in Figure 3, The shipping information (CreateTime, id, Desc) is updated and added to the variable data C2 of the token C, so that the variable data C2 of the token C records the information flow of the shipping information of each business operator 21, to the end After a company 21 delivers the receipt to the recipient 12 and signs for it, it reports the information signed by the recipient 12 to the logistics distribution platform A to end the process of passing the pass C.

(S04) Query token information request: After finishing the process of transferring the token C, anyone including the user 10, the logistics contractor 20, and various businesses 21 can query the token C from the logistics distribution platform A The information recorded in the immutable data C1 and the variable data C2. At this time, each industry 21 can use the transportation information recorded in the variable data C2 of the pass C as a proof to request payment from the logistics contractor 20 .

In addition to the above-mentioned preferred embodiment, the steps of the method of the present invention may be subcontracted to three operators 21 by the logistics contractor 20, or only to two or only one operator 21 for transportation. The information recorded in the immutable data C1 is not limited to the aforementioned weight (weight), price (price), item type (category), seller (sellerId), order date (OrderId) and other information, and can be changed according to the needs of the user 10. It is the information of the immutable data C1, such as adding information about the name of the store's platform (Platform), and the content of the above-mentioned immutable data C1 can be encrypted or unencrypted according to business requirements.

The foregoing descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the rights claimed by the present invention. All other equivalent changes or modifications completed without departing from the spirit disclosed by the present invention shall be included in the present invention. Within the scope of patent application.

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Claims (4)

A logistics distribution and cash flow delivery method based on a blockchain. The steps include: a user submits an order for delivery to a logistics distribution platform. The order records at least recipient information, product information, and shipping costs. The order is converted into a blockchain smart contract. The smart contract generates a token. The token records an immutable data and a variable data. The immutable data includes at least the product information; a logistics contractor uses the logistics The distribution platform accepts the smart contract and obtains the token to contract the transportation. The logistics contractor subcontracts the transportation to more than one industry; and each industry transfers the transportation through the logistics distribution platform according to the order of delivery. Pass, and after completing the delivery of the segment, update the delivery information of the segment to the variable data of the pass. After the last company delivers it to the recipient and signs for it, it ends the transfer of the pass Process, at this time, the various businesses request payment from the logistics contractor based on the transportation information recorded in the variable data in the token; the smart contract is based on the ERC721 (Ethereum Request for Comment, Ethereum General Consultation Protocol) standard Smart contract, when the smart contract is accepted, the token will be generated, which is an irreplaceable token issued according to the ERC721 standard. For example, request 1 is based on a blockchain logistics distribution and cash flow delivery method, where the recipient information includes the recipient’s name and address; the goods information includes weight, price, item type, seller and order date. For example, the structure of claim 2 is based on the logistics distribution and cash flow delivery methods of the blockchain, in which the logistics contractor asks the user for consent through the logistics distribution platform, or the user directly specifies the logistics through the logistics distribution platform The contractor accepts the smart contract and obtains the token generated by the smart contract. For example, if any one of request items 1 to 3 is based on the blockchain logistics distribution and cash flow delivery method, where the execution condition of the smart contract includes the freight, the user will be delivered to the last company After signing for the receipt, the recipient pays the logistics contractor based on the freight recorded in the smart contract, and the logistics contractor pays the subcontractors.

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