SMART GRID DEVICE DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20130038456A1
• Filed: 08/11/2011
• Published: 02/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Sfaelos, Jimmy
• Application Number:
  US13/207,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20130038456A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/657
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/20 using a distributed architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/60 for transmitting utility meters data, i.e. transmission of data from the reader of the utility meter
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A smart grid device display control system can include a demand response management system, a smart meter operatively coupled to the demand response management system, and a smart grid device operatively coupled to the smart meter, the smart grid device including a lighted display configured to power cycle in response to a power cycle indication.

Claims

1. A smart grid device display control system, comprising:

a demand response management system (DRMS);

a smart meter operatively coupled to the DRMS;

a smart grid device operatively coupled to the smart meter, the smart grid device including a lighted display configured to power cycle in response to a power cycle indication.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the smart grid device includes an onboard motion sensor operatively coupled to the lighted display.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the indication is a signal from the onboard motion sensor, thereby indicating movement proximate the onboard motion sensor.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the indication is a message via the smart meter and from the DRMS to power cycle the lighted display.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a home area network (HAN) operatively coupled to the smart grid device.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a motion sensor external to the smart grid device and operatively coupled to the HAN.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lighted display is configured to remain powered on for a predetermined period of time.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the lighted display is configured to power on in response to a receipt of the indication.

7. The system as claimed 6 wherein the indication is a signal from the motion sensor external to the smart grid device, thereby indicating movement proximate the motion sensor external to the smart grid device.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the HAN is configured to override the signal from the motion sensor external to the smart grid device.

11. A smart grid device display control method, comprising:

receiving an indication to power cycle a lighted display; and

power cycling the lighted display in response to receipt of the indication.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the indication is a message from a demand response management system (DRMS) to power down the lighted display

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the indication is a signal from an onboard motion sensor that there is movement proximate the onboard motion sensor.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the indication is a message from a home area network (HAN).

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 wherein the message indicates that there is motion proximate a motion sensor external to the smart grid device.

16. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computer to implement a smart grid device display control method, the method comprising:

receiving an indication to power cycle a lighted display; and

power cycling the lighted display in response to receipt of the indication.

17. The computer program product as claimed in claim 16 wherein the indication is a message from a demand response management system (DRMS) to power down the lighted display.

18. The computer program product as claimed in claim 16 wherein the indication is a signal from an onboard motion sensor that there is movement proximate the onboard motion sensor.

19. The computer program product as claimed in claim 16 wherein the indication is a message from a home area network (HAN).

20. The computer program product as claimed in claim 19 wherein the message indicates that there is motion proximate a motion sensor external to the smart grid device.