Patent ID: 11869101
Assignee: nan
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. 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:
receive local demand data associated with an aggregate demand from a plurality of customer devices within a predetermined area;
receive local supply data associated with an aggregate supply from a plurality of water distributors within the predetermined area;
receive, from the plurality of water distributors, water pricing data associated with each respective water distributor of the plurality of water distributors;
determine a first price for each water distributor of the plurality of water distributors based on one or more factors selected from the local demand data, the local supply data, and the water pricing data;
receive a first customer request from a first customer device of a plurality of customer devices;
transmit a plurality of water distributor locations, each associated with a respective water distributor, to the first customer device;
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;
transmit the authentication code to 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 in response to the first customer device coming into wireless communication with the first water-distribution device;
receive, from the first customer device, an authentication request comprising the authentication code;
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, 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.