Method for associating information pertaining to a meter data acquisition system
First Claim
1. A method for associating information pertaining to consumption of a utility commodity, the method comprising:
- receiving information corresponding to the provider and at least one entity that receives the utility commodity from the provider;
forming a tree comprised of a root node and at least one leaf node emanating from the root node, the root node corresponding to the provider and the at least one leaf node corresponding to the at least one entity;
associating a meter proxy with the at least one leaf node, the meter proxy containing data from meter readings, the meter proxy comprising an interface to data generated by a physical utility meter;
associating at least some of the received information corresponding to the provider and the at least one entity with the root nodes and the at least one leaf node, respectively, and associating actions relating to the providing of one of the utility commodity with each of the nodes based on the received information associated therewith.
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Abstract
A system includes a data acquisition system, a data storage, and a data processing system. The data acquisition system is operable to acquire energy consumption data from a plurality of electricity meters. The storage device is operable to store at least some of the acquired energy consumption data. The data processing system is operably coupled to the storage device, and is operable to receive information corresponding to a provider of energy and at least one entity that receives the energy from the provider. The data processing system is further operable to form a tree comprised of a root node and at least one leaf node emanating from the root node, the root node corresponding to the provider and the at least one leaf node corresponding to the at least one entity. The data processing system is also operable to associate energy consumption data with at least one node of the tree, and associate at least some of the received information corresponding to the provider and the at least one entity with the root nodes and the at least one leaf node, respectively. The data processing system is further operable to associate actions relating to the providing of one of the utility commodity with each of the nodes based on the received information associated therewith.
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1. A method for associating information pertaining to consumption of a utility commodity, the method comprising:
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receiving information corresponding to the provider and at least one entity that receives the utility commodity from the provider;
forming a tree comprised of a root node and at least one leaf node emanating from the root node, the root node corresponding to the provider and the at least one leaf node corresponding to the at least one entity;
associating a meter proxy with the at least one leaf node, the meter proxy containing data from meter readings, the meter proxy comprising an interface to data generated by a physical utility meter;
associating at least some of the received information corresponding to the provider and the at least one entity with the root nodes and the at least one leaf node, respectively, and associating actions relating to the providing of one of the utility commodity with each of the nodes based on the received information associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a data acquisition system operable to acquire energy consumption data from a plurality of electricity meters;
a storage device operable to store at least some of the acquired energy consumption data;
a data processing system operably coupled to the storage device, the data processing system operable to receive information corresponding to a provider of energy and at least one entity that receives one of the energy from the provider;
form a tree comprised of a root node and at least one leaf node emanating from the root node, the root node corresponding to the provider and the at least one leaf node corresponding to the at least one entity;
associate energy consumption data with at least one node of the tree;
associate at least some of the received information corresponding to the provider and the at least one entity with the root nodes and the at least one leaf node, respectively, and associate actions relating to the providing of one of the utility commodity with each of the nodes based on the received information associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for associating information pertaining to consumption of a utility commodity, the method comprising:
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receiving information corresponding to the provider, at least one parent entity that has at least one subordinate entity that receives the utility commodity from the provider, and the at least one subordinate entity;
forming a tree comprised of a root node, at least one branch node emanating from the root node, and at least one leaf node emanating from the at least one branch node, the root node corresponding to the provider, the at least one branch node corresponding to the at least one parent entity, and the at least one leaf node corresponding to the at least one subordinate entity;
associating a meter proxy with at least one node, the meter proxy containing data from meter readings, the meter proxy comprising an interface to data generated by a physical utility meter;
associating at least some of the received information corresponding to the provider, the at least one parent entity, and the at least one subordinate entity with the root node, the at least one branch node, and the at least one leaf node, respectively, and associating actions relating to the providing of one of the utility commodity with each of the nodes based on the received information associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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