Distributed Processing
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1. A method for allowing an end user to analyze utility usage data, the method comprising:
- receiving utility usage data related to the end user at a server system, the server system including at least one memory module and at least one processor module;
storing the utility usage data in the at least one memory module; and
sending, using the at least one processor module, a first message to the user, the first message including a spreadsheet attachment that is operable to access and analyze the utility usage data.
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Abstract
A distributed processing system for acquiring utility usage information from customer facilities, processing the utility usage information, and delivering the utility usage information in formats that facilitate understanding by end-users. The distributed processing system may include a server system that may store utility usage information, generate real-time alert messages, and create spreadsheet report attachments that may be pushed to end-users. Some of the spreadsheet reports may include a number of navigations buttons allowing a user to toggle between various tools that analyze utility usage information.
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106 Claims
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1. A method for allowing an end user to analyze utility usage data, the method comprising:
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receiving utility usage data related to the end user at a server system, the server system including at least one memory module and at least one processor module; storing the utility usage data in the at least one memory module; and sending, using the at least one processor module, a first message to the user, the first message including a spreadsheet attachment that is operable to access and analyze the utility usage data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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70. A method for use with utility usage data, comprising:
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using a gateway device to communicate with a plurality of utility usage recording devices over at least one telephone line; receiving, in response to the using step, utility usage data from each of the plurality of utility usage recording devices in the gateway device over the at least one telephone line; storing the utility usage data of each of the plurality of utility usage recording devices in a memory module of the gateway device; and sending the utility usage data of at least one of the plurality of utility usage recording devices to a server system via at least one communication network, the server system being operable to manipulate the utility usage data for at least one end user. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A system for use in allowing a user to analyze utility usage data, the system comprising:
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a storage module for storing utility usage information; computer readable instructions stored in the storage module that are operative to generate a first message to be sent to the user, the first message including a spreadsheet attachment that is operable to access and analyze the utility usage data; and a processor module that is operative to execute the computer readable instructions to generate the first message and send the first message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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104. A system for use in allowing a user to analyze utility usage data, the system comprising:
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a creation module for creating an HTML webpage that includes utility usage data; and a triggering module for sending a first message to the user after creation of the HTML webpage, the first message including a spreadsheet attachment that is operable to access and analyze the utility usage data. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106)
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