Patent US10668990

Self-powered computing buoy
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US10668990

1. A computational task processing system, comprising: (11) (5)

a buoyant computational task processor coupled to a first local phase array antenna, the buoyant computational task processor having a hull, a power take-off assembly for generating electricity from a movement of ocean waves, a plurality of computers, and a propulsion system; and

a first remote antenna;

wherein the first local phase array antenna is adapted to receive instructions from the first remote antenna and adapted to transmit results to the first remote antenna;

wherein the buoyant computational task processor has a draft greater than its largest horizontal width; and

wherein the plurality of computers are adapted to be powered by electricity generated by the power take-off assembly.

2. The computational task processing system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computers are rigidly mounted to the hull and the power take-off assembly is rigidly mounted to the hull. (0)

3. The computational task processing system of claim 1, further comprising a second local antenna in communication with a second remote antenna, and wherein the second local antenna is adapted to transmit certain data to the second remote antenna. (0)

4. The computational task processing system of claim 1, wherein the first remote antenna is affixed to a land mass. (0)

5. The computational task processing system of claim 1, wherein the first remote antenna is adapted to transmit instructions to the first local phase array antenna via a satellite. (0)

6. The computational task processing system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computers are adapted to process a plurality of computational tasks simultaneously. (0)

7. The computational task processing system of claim 1, wherein the phased array antenna is adapted to cover an area greater than fifty percent of a waterplane area of the buoyant computational task processor. (0)

8. The computational task processing system of claim 1, wherein the buoyant computational task processor includes a vertically oriented tube extending downward into a water column to stabilize the phased array antenna in pitch and roll. (4) (0)

13. The computational task processing system of claim 1, further comprising an energy management mechanism. (2) (0)

16. The computational task processing system of claim 1, further comprising a wall separating an internal cavity of the buoyant computational task processor from an external environment. (3) (0)

20. The computational task processing system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computers is adapted to compute a cryptographic hash value. (0)

21. The computational task processing system of claim 1, further comprising a drone charging station. (0)

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Self-powered computing buoy

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