Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20110029461
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Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | This is a prior patent which describes a wireless communication enabled meter and network. The wireless communication enabled meter and network are similar to the claims for this electrical power metering architecture. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 7379981 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - Reexamination Certificate Seco... - B2 |
| Patentee Name | Karl E. Elliott et al |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | 57, Fig 14, 1:15-25, 3:30-45, |
| URL | http://www.google.com/patents?i... |
| Filing Date | January 2, 2002 |
| Additional Information | |
Notes / To Do
| Notes | This patent describes a wireless communication enabled meter and network. The meter is described in more detail than the meter in this patent application, and includes many of the same features. The patent is less clear than the patent application about m |
Excerpt
Excerpt * A meter enabled for wireless communication and a wireless communication network are disclosed. A meter enabled for wireless communication comprises a metering device, a wireless communication system and an interface between the two. Meter data can be read, and the meter can be controlled via communication with a wireless network using, e.g., the Bluetooth™ protocol. A self-configuring wireless network is also disclosed.
* For example, users are provided with simple and flexible interfaces, which they are accustomed to and, over which they can interact with their I/O points for feedback and control purposes.
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This patent describes a wireless communication enabled meter and network. The meter is described in more detail than the meter in this patent application, and includes many of the same features. The patent is less clear than the patent application about monitoring price.
This patent describes a wireless communication enabled meter and network. The meter is described in more detail than the meter in this patent application, and includes many of the same features. The patent is less clear than the patent application about monitoring price.
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As shown in FIG. 10, the various customer and network interfaces communicate through the transmission of events through VNOC 25 . Inbound events may originate at the customer interface (e.g., inbound event 200 ), or the network interface (e.g., inbound event 206 ). These inbound events are processed into corresponding outbound events (e.g., outbound events 204 and 202 ). As noted above, events correspond to occurrences (or the lack of an occurrence) pre-selected for customer monitoring. In other words, the events are situations for which the customer desires to be notified. Thus, events may comprise physical occurrences (e.g., a meter records a certain value, a pre-selected inventory item is shipped, etc.) or other less tangible occurrences (e.g., a pre-selected stock price is reached, a certain sales volume is reached, a particular email message is received, a particular time period has expired, a dat file has been transferred, a point-to-point message is received, etc.).
As shown in FIG. 10, the various customer and network interfaces communicate through the transmission of events through VNOC 25 . Inbound events may originate at the customer interface (e.g., inbound event 200 ), or the network interface (e.g., inbound event 206 ). These inbound events are processed into corresponding outbound events (e.g., outbound events 204 and 202 ). As noted above, events correspond to occurrences (or the lack of an occurrence) pre-selected for customer monitoring. In other words, the events are situations for which the customer desires to be notified. Thus, events may comprise physical occurrences (e.g., a meter records a certain value, a pre-selected inventory item is shipped, etc.) or other less tangible occurrences (e.g., a pre-selected stock price is reached, a certain sales volume is reached, a particular email message is received, a particular time period has expired, a dat file has been transferred, a point-to-point message is received, etc.).
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