| CPC G01M 3/26 (2013.01) [G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A water meter and leak detection system comprising:
a base station configured to be installed between a main water supply line for one or more buildings or structures and a water supply from a water source provider;
the base station comprising:
a) an electrical circuitry including at least one of a CPU, a microprocessor, or a microcontroller, or any combination thereof;
b) one or more water flow rate sensors or one or more positive displacement water meters configured to sense a water flow through the main water supply line;
c) a power source configured to be electrically connected to the electrical circuitry;
d) a memory including instructions that, when executed by at least one of the CPU, the microprocessor, or the microcontroller, or any combination thereof, monitor water data of the one or more buildings or structures, the water data comprising one or more of water flow rates, water flow durations, total water volumes, or water energy uses, or any combination thereof;
e) one or more wireless communication transceivers, at least one of the one or more wireless communication transceivers is configured to communicate via:
a wireless network protocol based on IEEE 802.11 standards;
an infrared light transmission scheme;
a low-power and long-range chirp spread spectrum modulation technology;
a network that uses the low-power and long-range chirp spread spectrum modulation technology;
a wireless technology that transmits over an ultra narrow band;
an Internet Protocol (IPv6) that uses a sub-1 GHz frequency;
a network, based on a star, ring, or bus topology network with master and slave devices and specified in EN 13757 standards, that uses operating modes S, T, R, (868 MHz), F (433 MHz), or N (169 MHz);
a narrowband internet of things (IoT) protocol that uses a low-power wide-area network technology standard by 3GPP for cellular network devices and services:
a network protocol that uses a differential binary phase-shift keying and a Gaussian frequency shift keying over an ultra narrow band:
a wireless communication technology based on IEEE 802.16 standards;
a wireless network configured to provide cloud connectivity for one or more internet of things (IoT) devices and to use smart speakers or bridge devices, or any combination thereof;
a third-generation wireless mobile telecommunications technology;
a fourth-generation wireless mobile telecommunications technology, or
a fifth-generation wireless mobile telecommunications technology;
or any combination thereof;
wherein the one or more wireless communication transceivers configured to communicate via one or more wireless mobile telecommunications technologies utilize a cellular transceiver configured to download an embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) code;
wherein at least one of the CPU, the microprocessor, or the microcontroller, or any combination thereof, is configured to monitor for a leak condition and, upon detection of the leak condition, provide an alert or a notification to one or more remote computer systems or one or more electronic communication devices, or any combination thereof;
wherein the one or more wireless communication transceivers are configured to utilize an authentication or an encryption, or any combination thereof, when; transmitting the water data; or receiving a signal or a command; or any combination thereof;
wherein at least one of the one or more wireless communication transceivers is configured to, via an application programming interface (API): (i) transmit the water data from the base station to the one or more remote computer systems; or (ii) receive, from the one or more remote computer systems or from the one or more electronic communication devices communicating through the one or more remote computer systems, the signal or the command to conduct an operational procedure; or any combination thereof.
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