Apparatus, method and system for autonomous selection of commodity suppliers

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to devices, methods, and systems for autonomous selection of commodity suppliers. Specifically, a commodity measurement device for autonomously selecting a commodity provider among a plurality of commodity providers specified in a blockchain distributed database is provided. The device includes: a microcontroller unit; a communication module configured to communicate with a network, wherein the communication from the communication module is associated with an identifier of a commodity measurement device; a storage repository; and a transaction manager; wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to provide commodity consumption data to the transaction manager; the repository is configured to store a private key; the communication module is configured to retrieve commodity provider files stored in the blockchain distributed database, wherein the commodity provider files include commodity Provider parameters and procedures; the transaction manager is configured to autonomously determine whether to select a commodity supplier based on commodity consumption data and parameters in the commodity provider file; and if the determination is affirmative, the transaction manager is configured to use The private key sends the transaction to the blockchain distributed database that invokes a function in the program to associate the commodity provider file with the identifier.

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technical field [0001] The following description relates to an apparatus, method and system for autonomously selecting a commodity supplier among a plurality of commodity suppliers specified within a blockchain distributed database. Background technique [0002] In recent years, deregulation of commodities (such as electricity, natural gas, or water) has occurred in many countries around the world, resulting in many competing commodity suppliers (i.e., manufacturers and / or distributors of one or more commodities) ) new market. Each commodity provider provides its services under certain conditions (for example, the commodity is provided for a certain amount of payment). The amount to be paid may vary according to certain parameters, such as time of day or certain characteristics of the commodity (eg, sustainable energy). [0003] At the same time, smart meters (ie, metering devices that provide users with real-time data on commodity usage, eg via a display, so that users ca...

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This process must be repeated with a certain frequency, because the offers on the market change rapidly, and the consumption habits of users may also change

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