Blockchain system and method for calculating location of time-crucial shipments according to expectation and smart contracts

Abstract

A client-server system and a blockchain method for calculating whether a time-crucial shipment is located according to an expectation comprising a client device adapted for being adhered to or placed within a time-crucial package shipment; and a remote special purpose computer server comprising a transit plan schedule database based on pickup time and location stored in memory. The system and method calculates a location of the client device based on data accessed from a Wi-Fi access point location database, transmitted identification data, and transmitted signal strength data; and compares the calculated location to an expected location based on common carrier schedule transit plan pickup time and delivery location received from third party database sources.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 16 / 019,993, filed Jun. 27, 2018, entitled “BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING LOCATION OF TIME-CRUCIAL SHIPMENTS ACCORDING TO EXPECTATION AND SMART CONTACTS,” which claims the benefit of application Ser. No. 15 / 610,166, filed May 31, 2017, entitled “System for Calculating Whether Time-Crucial Shipment is Located According to Expectation” now U.S. Pat. No. 10,037,508, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to the field of logistics systems and methods. More particularly the invention relates to systems and methods of tracking location of a package which is en route from a shipping location to a destination location, and to systems and methods to ensure that an extremely time-critical delivery is proceeding according to schedule and to alert the shipper or recipient or a designated third part...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a system that improves the management and monitoring of shipments in the supply chain. It uses a low-cost device that can make battery-saving decisions based on various factors, such as location availability or route delays. The device can adjust the location update frequency and increase frequency or change modes to ensure compliance with the supply chain. The system can also use wireless communication methods to monitor the location of the device and obtain accurate location information. This helps improve resource management, reduce delays, and lower power consumption. It is accessible to the global supply chain and can be integrated into existing blockchain systems. Overall, the invention improves exception reporting, delivery processing, and supply chain management for time-critical shipments.

Problems solved by technology

Sometimes next day shipping service just isn't fast enough when a customer needs a replacement part for an assembly line that's down, or a part is needed for an aircraft that is idle because of part missing, or a human organ needs to be shipped for transplant across the continent, or tissue samples, bone marrow or eye for transplant needs next flight out speed.

However, even though such services are generally reliable and offer tracking services, occasionally mistakes happen during shipments, for example a package may miss a flight or a truck may be delayed due to weather, accident, or traffic conditions and so even if the chances of such a mistake are very small, for extremely time-sensitive shipments such as the above-mentioned situations there is a need for extremely accurate tracking systems and methods which are superior to state of the art methods that can include blockchain and smart contracts.

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