Rental asset processing for blockchain
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAlan Kang Hong Lim, Ying Kiat Jonathan Declan Tan
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Abstract
An example operation may include one or more of determining, by a first blockchain node, a need for a rental asset unable to be provided by the first blockchain node, requesting use of the rental asset from a second blockchain node controlling the rental asset, reserving, by the second blockchain node, the rental asset, utilizing the rental asset, designating the rental asset as in-use, and in response to the rental asset no longer being in-use. returning control of the rental asset to the second blockchain node.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a first blockchain node, a need for a rental asset unable to be provided by the first blockchain node;
- requesting use of the rental asset from a second blockchain node controlling the rental asset;
- reserving, by the second blockchain node, the rental asset;
- utilizing the rental asset;
- designating the rental asset as in-use;
- and
- in response to the rental asset no longer being in-use:
- returning control of the rental asset to the second blockchain node.
A system, comprising:
- a private blockchain network, comprising:
- a first blockchain node, configured to:
- determine a need for a rental asset unable to be provided by the first blockchain node;
- and
- send a request to use the rental asset to the private blockchain network;
- a second blockchain node, configured to control the rental asset and:
- receive the request to use the rental asset;
- and
- determine the rental asset is available, and in response:
- reserve the rental asset;
- in response to the second blockchain node reserves the rental asset, the first blockchain node further configured to designate the rental asset as in-use and in response to the rental asset no longer in-use, the first blockchain node returns control of the rental asset to the second blockchain node.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
- determining, by a first blockchain node, a need for a rental asset unable to be provided by the first blockchain node;
- requesting use of the rental asset from a second blockchain node controlling the rental asset;
- reserving, by the second blockchain node, the rental asset;
- utilizing the rental asset;
- designating the rental asset as in-use;
- and
- in response to the rental asset no longer being in-use:
- returning control of the rental asset to the second blockchain node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.