Patent ID: 11924324
Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 5:
6. A processing node of an item registry network comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the processing node to:
maintain a blockchain, the blockchain including a series of transaction records;
receive a request to perform an action with respect to an item, the request including at least an item identifier;
identify, based on the item identifier, the blockchain associated with the item;
identify, from a transaction record of the series of transaction records, a contact information for a current owner of the item, wherein the contact information for the current owner is identified from a latest transaction record in the series of transaction records associated with the item, and wherein the contact information comprises at least one of a phone number or an email address;
provide a notification of the requested action to the current owner via the contact information;
complete the requested action upon receiving a response to the notification;
generate a new transaction record based on the action; and
append the new transaction record to the blockchain.