REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF LED BASED STREET LIGHTS
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1. A method for remotely collecting metering information via a light emitting diode (LED) based street light, comprising:
- collecting information from a utility meter coupled to a home;
establishing a two-way communication path via a communication module to a central office, wherein the communication module is coupled to the LED based street light; and
sending the information from the utility meter to the central office via the two-way communication path.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for remotely collecting metering information via a light emitting diode (LED) based street light. In one embodiment, the method includes collecting information from a utility meter coupled to a home, establishing a two-way communication path via a communication module to a central office, wherein the communication module is coupled to the LED based street light and sending the information from the utility meter to the central office via the two-way communication path.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for remotely collecting metering information via a light emitting diode (LED) based street light, comprising:
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collecting information from a utility meter coupled to a home; establishing a two-way communication path via a communication module to a central office, wherein the communication module is coupled to the LED based street light; and sending the information from the utility meter to the central office via the two-way communication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for extending a mesh via a light emitting diode (LED) based street light, comprising:
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collecting information from a plurality of utility meters in a mesh; receiving the information at a first LED based street light having a communication module; and forwarding the information from the first LED based street light via the communication module to a take-off point LED based street light having a communication module that has established a two-way communication path to a central office via one or more intermediate LED based street lights each having a respective communication module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for extending a mesh via a light emitting diode (LED) based street light, comprising:
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collecting a first information from a plurality of utility meters in a first mesh; receiving the first information at a first LED based street light having a first communication module; forwarding the first information to a second LED based street light having a second communication module; collecting a second information from a plurality of utility meters in a second mesh; combining the first information and the second information; and forwarding the first information and the second information from the second LED based street light via the second communication module to a take-off point LED based street light having a communication module that has established a two-way communication path to a central office. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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