Distributed Computing With Meters

• US 20120215493A1
• Filed: 02/23/2011
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Short, Zachary Meriwether
• Application Number:
  US13/032,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20120215493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 2204/18 Remote displaying of utility meter readings
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/004 Remote reading of utility meters to a fixed location
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

A utility meter includes a processor operative to receive a data processing task and data at a utility meter, process the data in the meter, and send the results of the processing from the utility to a server.

Claims

1. A method for processing data with a meter system, the method comprising:

receiving a data processing task and data at a utility meter;

processing the data in the meter; and

sending results of the processing from the utility meter to a server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

determining whether the utility meter is available to process the data responsive to receiving the data processing task and the data; and

processing the data in the meter responsive to determining that the utility meter is available to process the data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data processing task is received from the server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data processing task is received from a second meter.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further includes saving the data processing task and data in a memory associated with the utility meter responsive to receiving the data processing task and data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data processing task and data are associated with a distributed computing processing task.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the data processing task and data are associated with a parallel computing processing task.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data processing task and data are sent from the server to the utility meter via a data network.

9. A utility meter comprising a processor operative to receive a data processing task and data at a utility meter, process the data in the meter, and send the results of the processing from the utility to a server.

10. The utility meter of claim 9, wherein the processor is further operative to determine whether the utility meter is available to process the data responsive to receiving the data processing task and the data, and process the data in the meter responsive to determining that the utility meter is available to process the data.

11. The utility meter of claim 9, wherein the meter includes a memory portion communicatively connected to the processor operative to save the data processing task and data in the memory responsive to receiving the data processing task and data.

12. The utility meter of claim 9, wherein the data processing task and data are associated with a distributed computing processing task.

13. The utility meter of claim 9, wherein the data processing task and data are associated with a parallel computing processing task.

14. The utility meter of claim 9, wherein the utility meter includes a network interface portion operative to communicate with a server via a network.

15. A utility system comprising:

a server;

a data network; and

a utility meter communicatively connected with the server via the data network, the utility meter comprising a processor operative to receive a data processing task and data at a utility meter, process the data in the meter, and send the results of the processing from the utility to the server.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further operative to determine whether the utility meter is available to process the data responsive to receiving the data processing task and the data, and process the data in the meter responsive to determining that the utility meter is available to process the data.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the utility meter includes a memory portion communicatively connected to the processor operative to save the data processing task and data in the memory responsive to receiving the data processing task and data.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the data processing task and data are associated with a distributed computing processing task.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the data processing task and data are associated with a parallel computing processing task.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the data processing task is received from the server.