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App. No. 15/168,414

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EQUIPMENT

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App. No.
15/168,414
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for certifiying an equipment by capturing a physical location and a schematic location of the equipment; performing a test on the equipment; taking a picture of the equipment being tested; and certifying a test result; and sending the test result to a remote computer.

Claims (28)

1 . A method for certifying an equipment, comprising capturing a physical location and a schematic location of the equipment ;

performing a test on the equipment;

taking a picture of the equipment being tested; and

certifying a test result; and

sending the test result to a remote computer.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the equipment comprises gauge, meter, electrical panel, instrument.

3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising capturing a time when the equipment is tested.

4 . The method of claim 1 comprising encoding the information to prevent tampering.

5 . The method of claim 1 , comprising encrypting the information with a one-way function associated with a cryptographic key.

6 . The method of claim 6 wherein the one-way function includes a representation of the time or a non-time datum.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the one-way function includes a representation of a previously produced certifiable measurement.

8 . The method of claim 1 comprising encrypting the information with an encryption key.

9 . The method of claim 1 , comprising sending an invoice with the test result.

10 . The method of claim 1 , comprising taking the picture using a tablet or mobile phone, encoding the picture with a time stamp, signing the certification using a finger, and transmitting the test result over a cellular channel or WiFi channel.

11 . A device for secure measurement acquisition and reporting on work on a system with a meter or a gauge, comprising:

a camera to capture an image or video of the meter or gauge;

a time generator for transmitting a representation of a time;

a touch sensitive surface to capture a user signature a computing device, including a computer processor and a memory, coupled to the camera to capture a measurement signal representative of a physical measurement from the gauge or meter and the representation of the time from the time generator; and

code to generate a certifiable measurement in response to a request for the certifiable measurement.

12 . The device of claim 11 wherein the time generator includes a clock.

13 . The device of claim 11 comprising a cryptographic module with a one-way function.

14 . The device of claim 13 wherein the one-way function is associated with a cryptographic key.

15 . The device of claim 13 wherein the one-way function includes a representation of the time.

16 . The device of claim 13 wherein the one-way function includes a representation of a non-time datum.

17 . The device of claim 13 wherein the one-way function includes a representation of a previously produced certifiable measurement.

18 . The device of claim 11 comprising a cryptographic module for encryption with an encryption key.

19 . The device of claim 18 wherein the encryption incorporates a representation of a previously produced certifiable measurement.

20 . The device of claim 18 wherein the encryption key belongs to an asymmetric cryptographic protocol.