Goods distribution tracking apparatus / method using decentralized network and self-sovereign id
OwnerHwoa In CHOI, Yoon Il CHOIinventors
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Abstract
A goods distribution tracking apparatus and method may request an issue of a verifiable credential including the DID of a user and distribution-related information on goods distributed by the user, receive the verifiable credential issued in response to the issue request, output the received verifiable credential in the form of encoded identification information, accurately and objectively track a goods distribution process without exposing the personal information of the user and the like, and enable a user, involved in each distribution process, to pay only the cost required for using the corresponding distribution process.
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A goods distribution tracking apparatus comprising:
- a verifiable credential control unit configured to request an issue of a verifiable credential containing a user's DID (Decentralized Identifier) and distribution-related information on goods distributed by the user, and receive the verifiable credential issued in response to the issue request;
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- a verifiable credential output unit configured to output the received verifiable credential in the form of encoded identification information.
A goods distribution tracking method comprising:
- requesting an issue of a verifiable credential containing a user's DID and distribution-related information on goods distributed by the user;
- receiving the verifiable credential issued in response to the issue request;
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- outputting the received verifiable credential in the form of encoded identification information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.