On-line web accessed energy meter
First Claim
1. An electrical metering system capable of performing multiple metering functions, collecting data, and wirelessly providing the collected metering data to a utility operator, the electrical metering system comprising:
- at least one computing device for initiating a request for data;
a first modem for connecting the computing device to an infrastructure; and
a wireless embedded modem for wirelessly connecting an electric meter to an infrastructure, wherein the wireless electric modem receives a request from the computing device and wirelessly transmits the metering data to the computing device thereby initiating the request.
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Abstract
An electrical metering system capable of performing multiple metering functions, collecting data, and wirelessly provides the collected metering data to a utility operator. In the electrical metering system, at least one computing device for initiating a request for data. A first modem connects the computing device to an infrastructure. A wireless embedded modem for wirelessly connects an electric meter to an infrastructure, and the wireless electric modem receives a request from the computing device and wirelessly transmits the metering data to the computing device, thereby initiating the request.
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18 Claims
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1. An electrical metering system capable of performing multiple metering functions, collecting data, and wirelessly providing the collected metering data to a utility operator, the electrical metering system comprising:
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at least one computing device for initiating a request for data;
a first modem for connecting the computing device to an infrastructure; and
a wireless embedded modem for wirelessly connecting an electric meter to an infrastructure, wherein the wireless electric modem receives a request from the computing device and wirelessly transmits the metering data to the computing device thereby initiating the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for performing multiple metering functions, collecting data, and wirelessly providing the collected metering data to a utility operator, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting at least one computing device to an infrastructure;
initiating a request for data from the computing device;
receiving the request in a wireless embedded modem connected to an electric meter; and
establishing a connection with the computing device over the infrastructure, wherein the wireless embedded modem is wirelessly transmitting the metering data to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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