Systems and methods for monitoring equipment
Systems and methods are disclosed for certifying an equipment by connecting to a distributed ledger; 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 rendering the test results as immutable records on the distributed ledger.
1. A method for certifying an equipment, comprising:
capturing, by a camera, a physical location and a schematic location of the equipment;
performing a pipe pressure test on the equipment;
taking, by the camera, a plurality of pictures or videos of the equipment being tested including a picture of a pressure measurement;
certifying, by a computing device, a test result with a human signature and a computer signature and rendering an entry with the physical location of the equipment, the picture of the equipment being tested including a picture of a pressure measurement, and pressure test results as immutable records on a distributed ledger;
connecting, by the computing device, to a distributed ledger and associating a blockchain entry with:
a certified immutable text form;
a certification with an immutable date under a title embedded into a certification form;
a photo or video with an immutable note attached;
an initial photo or video with an immutable temperature reading attached;
an initial photo or video with an immutable time/date stamp embedded into the photo;
an initial photo or video with an immutable GPS stamp embedded into the photo;
an elapsed measurement of time captured and locked on a immutable block chain;
a second corroborating photo or video with an immutable temperature reading attached;
a second corroborating photo or video with an immutable time/date stamp embedded into the photo;
a second corroborating photo or video with an immutable GPS stamp embedded into the photo;
a certification with an immutable e-signature embedded into the certification form; and
a certification with an immutable corroborating e-signature embedded into the certification form; and
displaying the certification for verification of work.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the equipment comprises gauge, meter, electrical panel, and/or 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 test result to prevent tampering.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising encrypting the test result with one-way function associated with a cryptographic key.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one-way function includes a representation of the time and/or a non-time datum.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one-way function comprises a previously produced certifiable measurement.
8. The method of claim 1 , comprising sending an invoice with the test result.
9. 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.
10. A device for secure measurement acquisition and reporting on work on a system with a meter or gauge, comprising
a camera to capture and image or video of the meter or gauge;
a time generator for transmitting a representation of 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 including a picture of a pressure measurement and the representation of the time from the time generator;
code to generate a certifiable measurement with a human signature and a computer signature in response to a request for the certifiable measurement and connect to a blockchain associate a blockchain entry to immutable record the certifiable measurement with:
a certified immutable text form;
a certification with an immutable date under a title embedded into a certification form;
a photo or video with an immutable note attached;
an initial photo or video with an immutable temperature reading attached;
an initial photo or video with an immutable time/date stamp embedded into the photo;
an initial photo or video with an immutable GPS stamp embedded into the photo;
an elapsed measurement of time captured and locked on a immutable block chain;
a second corroborating photo or video with an immutable temperature reading attached;
a second corroborating photo or video with an immutable time/date stamp embedded into the photo;
a second corroborating photo or video with an immutable GPS stamp embedded into the photo;
a certification with an immutable e-signature embedded into the certification form; and
a certification with an immutable corroborating e-signature embedded into the certification form;
and an image of a human signature; and
displaying, by the device, the certification for verification of work.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the time generator includes a clock.
12. The device of claim 10 , comprising a cryptographic module with a one-way function.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the one-way function is associated with a cryptographic key.
14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the one-way function includes a representation of the time.
15. The device of claim 12 , wherein the one-way function includes a representation of the time.
16. The device of claim 12 , wherein the one-way function of comprises a previously produced certifiable measurement.
17. The device of claim 10 , comprising a cryptographic module for encryption with an encryption key.
18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the encryption incorporates a representation of a previously produced certifiable measurement.
19. The device of claim 17 , wherein the encryption key belongs to an asymmetric cryptographic protocol.