SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE CUSTOMER PORTAL
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1. A system for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) customer portal is provided, the system comprises:
- an AMI;
a data repository to store data received from a plurality of sources within the AMI;
a portal providing a plurality of tools to a customer for analysis of data stored in the repository, wherein the tools are customizable.
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, a system is provided that uses historical and current energy usage data generated by advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters to allow users conduct an analysis of energy usage via a portal. In accordance with one embodiment, a tool is provided to allow customers to display an estimated next month bill.
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1. A system for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) customer portal is provided, the system comprises:
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an AMI; a data repository to store data received from a plurality of sources within the AMI; a portal providing a plurality of tools to a customer for analysis of data stored in the repository, wherein the tools are customizable.
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2. A method for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) customer portal, the method comprising:
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providing AMI meters to form an AMI network; configuring a data repository to store data received from a plurality of sources within the AMI network; providing a plurality of tools to a customer for analysis of data stored in the repository via a portal, wherein the tools are customizable.
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3. A computer-implemented method for providing a view of energy usage data generated by at least one AMI meter, comprising:
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receiving, from an application program executing on a client computing system, a request to initiate a view of selected energy usage data measured by the at least one AMI meter and corresponding to a customer; responsive to the request to initiate the view, transmitting a graphical interface component to the requesting client computing system, wherein the graphical interface component is executed by the application program to compose the view of the selected energy usage data; receiving, from the graphical interface component, a request for one or more elements of energy usage data obtained from a data repository containing historical and current AMI meter data; retrieving at least one respective value corresponding to each of the requested elements of energy usage data; transmitting the values to the graphical interface component, wherein the graphical interface component is configured to render a display of the values through the use of at least one widget. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium containing a data server application, which when executed on a processor is configured to perform an operation for providing a view of energy usage data, the operation comprising:
- receiving, from an application program executing on a client computing system, a request to initiate a view of selected energy usage data measured by the at least one AMI meter and corresponding to a customer;
responsive to the request to initiate the view, transmitting a graphical interface component to the requesting client computing system, wherein the graphical interface component is executed by the application program to compose the view of the selected energy usage data; receiving, from the graphical interface component, a request for one or more elements of energy usage data obtained from a data repository containing historical and current AMI meter data; retrieving at least one respective value corresponding to each of the requested elements of energy usage data; transmitting the values to the graphical interface component, wherein the graphical interface component is configured to render a display of the values through the use of at least one widget. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- receiving, from an application program executing on a client computing system, a request to initiate a view of selected energy usage data measured by the at least one AMI meter and corresponding to a customer;
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