Operating smart sensors using distributed ledgers
US11748825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2220/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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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