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US 11,112,132 B2Granted
Systems and methods for monitoring water in a building
AssigneeBao Tran
InventorsBao Tran, Dave Nyhof
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Abstract
A system to characterize water in a building includes a processor; a water sensor coupled to the processor; a water valve coupled to the processor; an encryption module executed by the processor to secure water data; and a transceiver to communicate secured water data over a network to a remote processor.
Claims19
A system to characterize water in a building, comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- a water sensor coupled to the microcontroller to handle a lightweight blockchain, and when idled the microcontroller mines a cryptocurrency;
- a water valve coupled to the microcontroller;
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- an encryption module executed by the microcontroller to secure water data;
- and
- a transceiver to communicate secured water data over a network to a remote processor, wherein the microcontroller makes air characteristic entries on a blockchain with Proof of Work Collaborative (POW-C) with a wallet ledger where result of the transactions are coupled to a wallet address, wherein the controller applies elliptic curve digital signature, and wherein the controller communicates with a security miner that oversees the network prior to one or more full nodes distributing workload to the other miners.
4 more elements
A method to manage water in a building with an appliance, comprising:
- reading from one or more sensors water flow into the building;
- storing sensor data on a lightweight blockchain requiring just a microcontroller;
- determining if the water flow is from a leakage above a predetermined threshold and shutting off water into the building and when the microcontroller is idled, mining for a cryptocurrency, wherein the microcontroller makes air characteristic entries on a blockchain with Proof of Work Collaborative (POW-C) with a wallet ledger where result of the transactions are coupled to a wallet address, wherein the controller applies elliptic curve digital signature, and wherein the controller communicates with a security miner that oversees the network prior to one or more full nodes distributing workload to the other miners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.