Utility powered communications gateway
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a first device, information communicated from one or more first networks, wherein the first device is a low power device; and
transmitting, by a second device, at least part of the information over a second network, wherein the second device is a high power device and wherein the first device and the second device are located within an electrical meter used to meter a first power source and said first device and second device receive power from a single power supply connected to an electrical power source separate from the first power source.
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of methods, systems and devices of providing a communications gateway between one or more first networks and a second network. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided comprising receiving, by a first device, information communicated from one or more first networks, wherein the first device is a low power device; and transmitting, by a second device, at least part of the information over a second network, wherein the second device is a high power device and wherein the first device and the second device receive power from a wired communications system.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a first device, information communicated from one or more first networks, wherein the first device is a low power device; and transmitting, by a second device, at least part of the information over a second network, wherein the second device is a high power device and wherein the first device and the second device are located within an electrical meter used to meter a first power source and said first device and second device receive power from a single power supply connected to an electrical power source separate from the first power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communications gateway comprised of:
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a first device, wherein the first device is configured to transmit or receive information over one or more first networks and said first device is a low power device; a second device, wherein the second device is configured to transmit or receive information over a second network and said second device is a high power device; a processor, wherein the processor is operably connected to the first device and the second device and the processor is configured to process the information received or transmitted by the first or second devices; and a single power supply, wherein the first device, the second device, the processor and the single power supply are located within an electrical meter used to meter a first power source and said first device, second device and processor receive power from the single power supply connected to an electrical power source separate from the first power source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communications gateway comprised of:
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a wireless IEEE Standard 802.15.n (Zigbee) low power transceiver, wherein the Zigbee transceiver is configured to transmit or receive information over one or more home-area networks (HANs); an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) high power transceiver, wherein the AMI transceiver is configured to transmit or receive information over an AMI network; a processor, wherein the processor is operably connected to the Zigbee transceiver and the AMI transceiver and the processor is configured to process the information received or transmitted by the Zigbee transceiver or AMI transceiver; and a single power supply, wherein the Zigbee transceiver, the AMI transceiver, the processor and the single power supply are located within an electrical meter used to meter a first power source and said Zigbee transceiver, AMI transceiver and processor receive power from the single power supply connected to an electrical power source separate from the first power source. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method comprising:
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measuring consumption of a commodity; transmitting consumption data using a low power transmitter; receiving the consumption data from the low power transmitter; and transmitting the consumption data using a high power transmitter, wherein the low power transmitter and the high power transmitter are located within an electrical meter used to meter a first power source and said low power transmitter and high power transmitter receive power from a single power supply connected to an electrical power source separate from the first power source. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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