Providing data to a distributed blockchain network

Abstract

A method, comprising receiving, by a computing system, sensor data from a first sensor unit at a first location, converting, by the computing system, the sensor data into a standardized format, receiving, by the computing system, additional data corresponding to a first parameter at the first location and forecast data corresponding to the first parameter at the first location, generating, by the computing system, predicted future sensor data based on a comparison between the additional data, the sensor data, and the forecast data, writing, by the computing system, the sensor data, the additional data, and the predicted future sensor data into a blockchain ledger, and submitting, by the computing system, the ledger to a distributed blockchain database.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a computing system, sensor data from a first sensor unit at a first location;   converting, by the computing system, the sensor data into a standardized format;   receiving, by the computing system, additional data corresponding to a first parameter at the first location and forecast data corresponding to the first parameter at the first location;   generating, by the computing system, predicted future sensor data based on a comparison between the additional data, the sensor data, and the forecast data;   writing, by the computing system, the sensor data, the additional data, and the predicted future sensor data into a blockchain ledger; and   submitting, by the computing system, the ledger to a distributed blockchain database.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the computer, additional sensor data from a second sensor unit at a second location. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the sensor data from the first sensor unit corresponds with carbon dioxide emissions at the first location and the additional sensor data from the second sensor corresponds with carbon dioxide emissions at the second location. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the computing system, blockchain timing instructions from a user;   wherein the writing into the ledger is in accordance with the blockchain timing instructions.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 comparing, by the computing system, the sensor data with a first threshold value; and   in response to a determination that the sensor data includes a value that exceeds the first threshold value, sending, by the computing system, a notification to a user.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the first threshold value is received from the user by the computing system; and   the first threshold value corresponds with a carbon dioxide emission allowance for the user.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 comparing, by the computing system, the sensor data with a first threshold value received from a user; and   in response to a determination that the sensor data includes a value that exceeds the first threshold value, acquiring, by the computing system, an additional carbon dioxide emission allowance for a user.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first parameter corresponds with a temperature. 
     
     
         9 . A method, comprising:
 accessing, by a computing system, a block of a distributed blockchain database, the block including a first ledger comprising sensor data and additional data corresponding with a first parameter for a location of a first sensor unit;   in response to a determination that a value of the sensor data exceeds a first threshold value, receiving, by the computing system, a notification;   in response to receiving the notification, acquiring, by the computing system, additional allowances to increase a total allowance value above a base allowance value;   writing, by the computing system, information corresponding to the acquired allowances into a second ledger; and   submitting, by the computing system, the second ledger to the distributed blockchain database.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first threshold value is less than the base allowance value; and   a base allowance level is less than the total allowance value.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising, in response to acquiring the additional allowance, determining a second threshold value, the second threshold value being less than the total allowance value. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 in response to a determination that the value of the sensor data exceeds the second threshold value, receiving a second notification;   in response to receiving the second notification, acquiring additional allowances to increase the total allowance value;   writing information corresponding to the acquired allowances into a third ledger; and   submitting the third ledger to the distributed block chain database.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising receiving future sensor data, the future sensor data being based on a comparison between the location, the sensor data, and forecast data corresponding with the first parameter.