Patent ID: 11861559
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A system for providing at least one resource to a resource consumer by a resource provider, comprising:
at least one device including a computer and memory which manages provision of a resource, the device being a resource provider of the resource and being configured to:
receive a request from the resource consumer regarding a utilization of the resource, the request being relayed from the resource consumer to the resource provider by a hub which at least temporarily establishes a data link between the resource provider and the resource consumer,
validate the request,
based on the validation of the request, establishing a state channel between the resource consumer and the resource provider, wherein the state channel is a channel anchored by a distributed ledger technology system which includes at least one blockchain, wherein via the state channel, the resource provider and the resource consumer perform off-chain transactions without interaction with the at least one blockchain,
enable utilization of the resource by the resource consumer; and

at least one device for requesting a resource, the device for requesting being the resource consumer and being configured to:
transmit the request regarding a utilization of the resource to the resource provider, and
transmit a payment for the resource to the resource provider via the state channel, and
utilize, by the resource consumer, the resource, the utilization of the resource being enabled by the resource provider.