Optimizing Utility Usage by Smart Monitoring
First Claim
1. A system for optimizing utility usage comprising:
- a monitoring device adapted to be connected to a utility point and a utility consuming device;
the monitoring device configured to monitor and regulate utility usage information of the utility consuming device and further configured to assign a unique identifier to the monitoring device;
the monitoring device comprising a measurement circuit for measuring utility usage information, wherein the measurement circuit is coupled to the utility point; and
a central processing unit (CPU), the monitoring device being further configured to communicate with the CPU through a communication network, wherein the monitoring device is configured to transmit utility usage information of the utility consuming device to the CPU on the unique identifier and wherein the monitoring device is configured to receive utility usage information of the utility consuming device and wherein the CPU is configured to process the utility usage information based on the unique identifier.
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Abstract
A system for optimizing utility usage is described. The system comprises a monitoring device adapted to be connected to a utility point, a utility consuming device and a central processing unit (CPU). The monitoring device is configured to regulate utility usage information of the utility consuming device and is further configured to assign a unique identifier to the monitoring device. The monitoring device comprises a measurement circuit for measuring utility usage information, wherein the measurement circuit is coupled to the utility point. The monitoring device is configured to communicate with the CPU, wherein the monitoring device is configured to transmit utility usage information of the utility consuming device to the CPU on the unique identifier and wherein the monitoring device is configured to receive utility usage information of the utility consuming device and wherein the CPU is configured to process the utility usage information based on the unique identifier.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for optimizing utility usage comprising:
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a monitoring device adapted to be connected to a utility point and a utility consuming device; the monitoring device configured to monitor and regulate utility usage information of the utility consuming device and further configured to assign a unique identifier to the monitoring device; the monitoring device comprising a measurement circuit for measuring utility usage information, wherein the measurement circuit is coupled to the utility point; and a central processing unit (CPU), the monitoring device being further configured to communicate with the CPU through a communication network, wherein the monitoring device is configured to transmit utility usage information of the utility consuming device to the CPU on the unique identifier and wherein the monitoring device is configured to receive utility usage information of the utility consuming device and wherein the CPU is configured to process the utility usage information based on the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 10. The system of claim 10, wherein the monitoring device comprises a communication circuit coupled to the microcontroller for communicating with the CPU and wherein the microcontroller is configured to communicate with the communication circuit over a wired communication line.
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16. A method for optimizing utility usage comprising:
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providing a monitoring device at a utility point; coupling an utility consuming device to the monitoring device, assigning a unique identifier to the monitoring device; measuring utility usage information of the utility consuming device with the monitoring device; transmitting utility usage information from the monitoring device to a central processing unit (CPU) using the unique identifier; and processing the utility usage information at the CPU to regulate utility usage of the utility consuming device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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