METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATING UTILITY DATA AND VOICE DATA
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1. A method for communicating utility data, said method comprising:
- receiving a voice signal and a data signal via a utility network;
combining the voice signal and the data signal to form a communication signal; and
transmitting the communication signal to a plurality of utility asset controllers and handheld devices via the utility network.
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Abstract
A method for communicating utility data includes receiving a voice signal and a data signal via a utility network, combining the voice signal and the data signal to form a communication signal, and transmitting the communication signal to a plurality of utility asset controllers and handheld devices via the utility network.
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1. A method for communicating utility data, said method comprising:
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receiving a voice signal and a data signal via a utility network; combining the voice signal and the data signal to form a communication signal; and transmitting the communication signal to a plurality of utility asset controllers and handheld devices via the utility network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for communicating utility data across a utility network, said system comprising:
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a handheld device; a utility asset controller; and a data aggregator communicatively coupled to said handheld device and said utility asset controller via the utility network, said data aggregator configured to; receive a voice signal and a data signal from at least one of said handheld device and said utility asset controller; combine the voice signal and the data signal to form a utility communication signal; and transmit the utility communication signal across the utility network for reception by at least one of said handheld device and said utility asset controller. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data aggregator configured to communicate utility data over a utility network, said data aggregator comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive a voice signal and a data signal from the utility network; and a processor coupled to said network interface, said processor programmed to combine the voice signal and the data signal to form a utility communication signal, said network interface further configured to transmit the communication signal to the utility network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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