Operating smart sensors using distributed ledgers
US11682086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F15/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed ledger based utility system architecture may be configured to enable secure payments, data transmission, and meter configuration of smart sensors. The utility system architecture may be a tiered architecture including multiple nodes at different levels of the architecture where each level may contain a different portion of the distributed ledger. As information is added to the distributed ledger, each portion of the distributed ledger may be updated based on whether the information is relevant to that node. The information may include rate contract transactions, meter configuration data transactions, payment transactions, or the like.
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