Utility Electric Meter Web Server
First Claim
1. A meter installed by a utility at a customer site to measure the usage of a commodity supplied by the utility to the customer comprising:
- an enclosure in which is installed measuring means for measuring the amount of usage of the commodity by the customer at any point in time;
a web server also installed within the enclosure for providing information obtained from the measuring means and the utility to the customer; and
,means installed within the enclosure providing a wireless connection between the web server and a customer device(s) on which the meter information and utility provided information is displayed to the customer.
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Abstract
A meter (M) installed by a utility at a customer site to measure the usage of a commodity supplied by the utility to the customer comprises an enclosure (E) in which is installed measuring apparatus (A) for measuring the amount of usage of the commodity by the customer at any one time. A web server (S) provides information obtained from the measuring apparatus and the utility to the customer. A wireless connection (C) between the web server and a customer device (D) allows the information and utility provided information to be displayed to the customer as well as enabling the device to obtain information from the meter so to determine when, and for how long, the device can be most cost efficiently operated.
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20 Claims
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1. A meter installed by a utility at a customer site to measure the usage of a commodity supplied by the utility to the customer comprising:
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an enclosure in which is installed measuring means for measuring the amount of usage of the commodity by the customer at any point in time; a web server also installed within the enclosure for providing information obtained from the measuring means and the utility to the customer; and
,means installed within the enclosure providing a wireless connection between the web server and a customer device(s) on which the meter information and utility provided information is displayed to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of supplying commodity usage information to a customer of a utility providing the commodity comprising:
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installing a meter at a customer site, the meter including an enclosure in which is installed measuring means for measuring the amount of usage of the commodity by the customer at any point in time, a web server for providing information obtained from the measuring means to the customer; and
means providing a wireless connection between the web server and a customer device on which the meter information is displayed to the customer; and
,the customer device being capable of wireless connection to the meter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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