MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641096638 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on August 10, 2026, for Microprocessor-Based Electricity Theft Detection System Using Finite State Machine Modeling And Ai-Assisted Human Verification.

Inventors include Dr. V. Sivakumar; Shreemathi E; and Kirubakaran R D.

The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microprocessor-based electricity theft detection system and method utilizing Finite State Machine (FSM) modeling and AI-assisted human verification for identifying unauthorized electricity consumption. The system comprises a data acquisition ...