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US20130241745 |
ELECTRODYNAMIC FIELD STRENGTH TRIGGERING SYSTEM
Systems and methods for automatically triggering wireless power and data exchange between an external reader and an implanted sensor. The implanted sensor may measure the strength of an... |
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US20110285543 |
COMMODITY METER
A commodity meter. The meter includes a power/meter circuit board, a communication circuit board, and an antenna. The power/meter circuit board is configured to electrically sense a plurality of... |
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US20100176968 |
Power Line Communication Apparatus and Method of Using the Same
The present invention provides a communication device for use with a power line communication system. One embodiment of the present invention forms a communication device that comprises a first... |
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US20080238714 |
Utility Network Communications Using Meter Identifiers
An electronic electric meter for use in a networked automatic meter reading environment. The meter includes a meter microcontroller, a measurement microcontroller, a communication microcontroller... |
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US20110193719 |
DISCOVERY PHASE IN A FREQUENCY HOPPING NETWORK
The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject... |
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US20100228601 |
Method and System of Applying Environmental Incentives
Information relating to electrical energy usage for a given account is associated with a time segment that corresponds to a period when the electrical energy was received from an electrical energy... |
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US20090135851 |
TRANSPORT LAYER AND MODEL FOR AN ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI) NETWORK
Mesh networks, network devices, and computer program products for implementing a transport layer. The transport layer is operable to provide connection oriented transport layer services to at... |
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US20080024320 |
ELECTRONIC ELECTRIC METER FOR NETWORKED METER READING
An electronic electric meter for use in a networked automatic meter reading environment. The electric meter retrofits into existing meter sockets and is available for new meter installations for... |
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US20060220903 |
Modular wireless fixed network for wide-area metering data collection and meter module apparatus
A scalable and modular fixed-base wireless network system for wide-area metering data collection, composed of at least one of each of the following components: meter modules, which monitor, store,... |
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US20120215725 |
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
An energy management system includes a controller located at a site and configured to establish at least one network capable of communicating with at least one of a smart meter and at least one... |
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US20120176253 |
DATA COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL IN AN AUTOMATIC METER READING SYSTEM
Automatic meter reading (AMR) systems and methods in which readers communicate with endpoints interfaced to utility meters. In operation, the reader and the endpoint communicate with one another... |
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US20100141474 |
ELECTRONIC ELECTRIC METER FOR NETWORKED METER READING
An electronic electric meter for use in a networked automatic meter reading environment. The electric meter retrofits into existing meter sockets and is available for new meter installations for... |
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US20100102987 |
Power Line Communication Device having Virtual Local Area Network Functionality
A power line based communication system includes a power line termination module, a plurality of power line gateways, and a plurality of power line nodes. The power line termination module manages... |
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US20060158347 |
Automated meter reader having time synchronization circuit
An automated meter reading (AMR) device adapted to be synchronized by a signal provided by a remote device. The AMR device may be synchronized to a standardized clock, such as the automatic clock... |
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US20130300577 |
COLLECTING UTILITY DATA INFORMATION AND CONDUCTING RECONFIGURATIONS, SUCH AS DEMAND RESETS, IN A UTILITY METERING SYSTEM
In a data collection system having a utility data collector configured for remotely collecting utility data, a system includes one or more endpoints. Each endpoint has a utility meter, memory for... |
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US20120242499 |
NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER FOR A UTILITY METER
Systems and devices are disclosed for enabling communication by and between meters and networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device includes: a network interface controller configured to be... |
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US20050212689 |
Utility meter power arrangements and methods
An arrangement for providing power in an RF transmitter includes a first power supply and a bank of capacitors. The RF transmitter is operably connected to receive commodity consumption... |
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US20140062719 |
USING SMART METERS AS RELIABLE CROWD-SOURCING AGENTS
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for using a smart meter as a reliable crowd-sourcing agent are presented. In some embodiments, a smart meter installed at a location may... |
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US20080074285 |
Interface between meter and application (IMA)
Disclosed are apparatus and methodology subject matters for providing an interface between a meter in an advanced metering system and an application running on such a system. The interface... |
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US20140062721 |
MODULAR WIRELESS FIXED NETWORK FOR WIDE-AREA METERING DATA COLLECTION AND METER MODULE APPARATUS
A method of encoding interval consumption values transmitted by a meter module in a metering data collection system includes collecting consumption values at selected intervals, and compressing... |
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US20120218122 |
PARKING ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
A parking enforcement system and method. The system and method may employ mobile technology and, in particular, a mobile device. From the perspective of the mobile device, a parking identifier is... |
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US20110063126 |
COMMUNICATIONS HUB FOR RESOURCE CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT
The subject disclosure provides a communications architecture for managing/relaying utility information, such as energy, water or gas information. In one aspect, the system includes a hub having a... |
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US20080012724 |
Power line communications module and method
A device and method for communicating user data and utility metrology data over a power line is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a utility parameter to provide the... |
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US20060103549 |
User-installable power consumption monitoring system
A system and method for remotely monitoring power usage from a watt-hour meter or power meter. The system may include a sensor, sensor terminal, and data collection unit. The sensor may be... |
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US20150256907 |
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A DRYING PROCEDURE
An apparatus, system, and method provide drying procedure information through a user interface. A monitoring device transmits drying procedure data measured by sensors within a structure... |
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US20130135116 |
METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, DOMESTIC APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM HAVING A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE AND AT LEAST ONE EXTERNAL UNIT
In a method for processing data from a domestic appliance, appliance data from the domestic appliance is determined and at least part of the determined appliance data is incorporated in a user... |
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US20170134182 |
Wireless Power Control, Metrics and Management
A device (200) for linking a personal controller (10) to a smartmeter (300) and a home automation device (24) which includes a wireless communications module (202) configurable to communicate with... |
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US20130069796 |
ROOM ELECTRICAL USAGE MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND BUILDING ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
A system and method for gathering room electrical usage measurement data and transmitting it to a network location. The system comprises a plurality of magnetic field current sensors for sensing... |
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US20110004350 |
RENEWABLE THERMAL ENERGY METERING AND CONTROLS SYSTEM
A system and method for metering and controlling a renewable energy HVAC system. The system and method includes the steps of: receiving a measured value of a parameter of a renewable energy HVAC... |
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US20090102680 |
MULTIFUNCTION DATA PORT PROVIDING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN A DIGITAL NETWORK AND ELECTRONICS IN RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES
A multifunction data port is located in or attached to the utility meter or the meter box. The installation or removal of the data port requires opening the meter seal. The data port interface can... |
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US20070257813 |
Secure network bootstrap of devices in an automatic meter reading network
A method and/or a system of a secure network bootstrap of devices in an automatic meter reading network is disclosed. A method of a network interface card in an automatic meter reading network... |
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US20150365737 |
Wireless transfer station with display
A technology for a wireless transfer station that is operable to display information. The wireless transfer station can include a wireless transfer station housing with an outer surface, wherein... |
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US20120176252 |
Apparatus and Method for Determining Load of Energy Consuming Appliances Within a Premises
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of apparatus and methods for determining load of energy consuming appliances within a premises. An exemplary embodiment includes a thermostat operable... |
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US20110254697 |
Utility Monitoring
Novel tools and techniques that can allow utility customers, utility providers, and/or other parties to more effectively monitor utility usage at a customer premises utilizing utility monitoring... |
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US20090140880 |
Endpoint Event Processing System
An endpoint processor includes a processor block, a timer block, a memory block, and analog-to-digital converter. The timer block is arranged to provide a time based signal to the processor block.... |
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US20080143554 |
Remote access energy meter system and method
A remote energy meter system and method is provided having a meter server and a client module located remotely from the meter server. The meter server communicates with the client via a wireless... |
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US20070194949 |
Systems and methods for electricity metering
In one aspect, the invention comprises a system comprising: a master data clock source; one or more transponders; and a plurality of remote power line transceivers; wherein all of said plurality... |
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US20140028465 |
RF METER READING SYSTEM
The automatic meter reading (AMR) systems and methods of the present invention facilitate meter reading utilizing one-way and two-way communication with utility meter endpoint devices while at the... |
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US20090115626 |
Electronic meter for networked meter reading
An automatic meter reading (AMR) data communication network for relaying meter commodity information includes a commodity provider node, a gateway node configured to communicate with the commodity... |
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US20090058676 |
Automated meter reading, billing and payment processing system
The present invention includes an automatic commodity or services billing and metering system that when installed does not damage any existing meters or gauges, will fit virtually all known meters... |
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US20080180274 |
Method and apparatus for collecting and displaying consumption data a from a meter reading system
A method and an apparatus for collecting and displaying real-time utility consumption data and an estimate of utility costs from various utility metering modules upon request by the consumer... |
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US20070103335 |
Automatic detection of unusual consumption by a utility meter
A utility meter endpoint measures consumption of a commodity such as water, gas, or electricity, includes a configurable function for detecting the presence of an abnormality in consumption such... |
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US20060290530 |
Control unit with variable visual indicator
A system for controlling an apparatus (11, 21, 31), which system comprises a control unit (13, 23, 33) adapted to transfer control signals to the apparatus dependent on the control data. Said... |
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US20140368354 |
CENTRAL ALARM (CA) UNIT IN A GAS MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING GAS SENSORS AND GAS SENSOR CONTROLLERS
A central alarm (CA) unit in a gas monitoring system including gas sensors and gas sensor controllers operatively connected to respective gas sensors comprises a communications module configured... |
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US20120068854 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING AND MONITORING ENERGY USE AND COST
The present invention can provide a method, apparatus, and system for providing energy usage information to a user. One embodiment displays, on a display interface of a display device, a virtual... |
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US20100188257 |
IN-HOME DISPLAY
Generally described, the disclosed subject matter is directed to providing enhanced features regarding the consumption of utility services. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided... |
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US20090179770 |
Meter with Irda Port
A meter is provided of the type used for recording data primarily related to power and/or energy use. The meter includes an IrDA port for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from the... |
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US20150130628 |
NFC OR RFID BASED BIO SENSOR MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD USING THE SAME
Disclosed herein are an NFC or RFID based bio sensor measurement device and a measuring method using the same capable of measuring components by being linked with a wireless communication device... |
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US20140176340 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWERLINE TO MESHED NETWORK FOR POWER METER INFRA-STRUCTURE
A transparent networking system for meter infrastructure within a network. The system has a single transparent meshed communication network comprising a first ZigBee network provided within a... |
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US20130314248 |
Signal Converting Cradle for Medical Condition Monitoring and Management System
A monitoring apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver unit for receiving data and outputting a first alert signal based on the received data; and a docking unit comprising a converter unit... |