COMMUNICATIONS HUB FOR RESOURCE CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A system that facilitates management of resource consumption, comprising:
- a hub, comprising;
a first communications component configured to communicatively couple to a resource metering device that monitors consumption of a resource at a premises or a predefined portion thereof; and
a second communications component configured to communicatively couple to a set of consumption endpoints that manage local consumption of the resource.
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Abstract
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 first communications interface for receiving consumption data of a predetermined energy load and a second communications interface for communicating with a metering device. The second communications interface is configured to transmit the consumption data to the metering device and to receive control signals from the metering device where the consumption data is communicated using a first protocol and wherein the control signals are communicated using a second protocol.
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30 Claims
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1. A system that facilitates management of resource consumption, comprising:
a hub, comprising; a first communications component configured to communicatively couple to a resource metering device that monitors consumption of a resource at a premises or a predefined portion thereof; and a second communications component configured to communicatively couple to a set of consumption endpoints that manage local consumption of the resource. - 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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26. A method for facilitating management of resource consumption, comprising:
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interfacing a resource metering device for monitoring consumption of a resource at a premises to a communications hub according to a network protocol supported by the resource metering device; and interfacing at least one consumption endpoint for managing local consumption of the resource to the communications hub according to a network protocol supported by the at least one consumption endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A system for facilitating management of resource consumption, comprising:
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means for networking a resource metering device for monitoring consumption of a resource at a premises to a communications hub according with a network protocol supported by the resource metering device; and means for networking at least one consumption endpoint for managing local consumption of the resource with the communications hub according to a network protocol supported by the at least one consumption endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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