Patent ID: 11941673
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method, comprising:
determining, by a blockchain node, that a first service has been delivered to a first node of the blockchain ledger from a second node of the blockchain ledger based on a service contract and a status of a delivery of the first service recorded on the blockchain ledger;
generating, via a blockchain smart contract, a partial invoice with a charge for the delivery of the first service;
detecting a delivery of a second service to the first node from the second node subsequent to the delivery of the first service based on the service contract and a status of a delivery of the second service recorded on the blockchain ledger;
receiving consents with respect to the partial invoice from the first and second nodes; and
generating, via the blockchain smart contract, a final invoice based on the partial invoice, the consents received from the first and second nodes, and the completion of the delivery of the second service.