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

Claim 21:
22. A system, comprising:
a memory device; comprising a blockchain ledger; and
a processor configured to:
determine that a service has been partially 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 service recorded on the blockchain ledger;
generate, via a blockchain smart contract, an incremental invoice which includes a charge for the detected partial delivery of the service;
detect an additional partial delivery of the service to the first node from the second node subsequent to the partial delivery based on the service contract and a status of a delivery of the second service recorded on the blockchain ledger;
receive consents with respect to the incremental invoice from the first and second nodes; and
generate, via the blockchain smart contract, a second incremental invoice related to the incremental invoice based on the completion of the additional partial delivery of the service and the consents received from the first and second nodes.