US 11,869,101 B2
Demand-based water distribution and management systems and methods
Cyrus Kump, II, Henrico, VA (US)
Filed by Cyrus Kump, II, Henrico, VA (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/400,875.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/065,261, filed on Aug. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0051352 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 50/06 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A demand-based water distribution and management system comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory in communication with the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the system to:
determine a first price for each water distributor of a plurality of water distributors based on a plurality of demand factors;
transmit a plurality of water distributor locations, each associated with a respective water distributor, to a first customer device of a plurality of customer devices;
receive a first selection of a first water distributor location from the first customer device, the first water distributor location associated with a first water distributor of the plurality of water distributors and a first water-distribution device of a plurality of water-distribution devices;
responsive to receiving the first selection, generate an authentication code associated with the first customer device and the first water distributor;
transmit, to the first customer device, instructions comprising directions to the first water distributor location;
verify a presence of the first customer device in a predetermined local region proximate the first water-distribution device by tracking, using the one or more processors, a GPS location associated with the first customer device;
authenticate the first customer device based at least in part on the authentication code; and
responsive to the presence of the first customer device being verified and the first customer device being authenticated, automatically transmit a signal to the first water-distribution device to transition from a locked state to an unlocked state, wherein the unlocked state allows a first customer associated with the first customer device access to water via the first water-distribution device and triggers a first purchase at the first price.