Aggregated real-time power outages/restoration reporting (RTPOR) in a secure mesh network
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1. A method for reporting a status change comprising:
- determining, by a mesh device, that a status change has occurred for a period of time at least as long as a predetermined recognition period;
determining, by the mesh device, one or more reporting windows within a reporting period, based on a number of hops the mesh device is located from an access point with which the mesh device is associated, wherein the one or more reporting windows is determined based on;
(the reporting period)/(1+n), where n is the number of hops;
receiving, by the mesh device, at least one child status change report from one or more child mesh devices associated with the access point;
preparing, by the mesh device, a device status change report, the device status change report including the one or more child status change reports; and
transmitting, by the mesh device, the device status change report to one or more parent mesh devices during the reporting window within the reporting period.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for the reporting of status changes, such as but not limited to power outages and/or power restorations, throughout a smart grid system. Through the use of location-based reporting period selection and/or status change report aggregation, embodiments may provide efficient reporting processes that timely and accurately report status change information from the point(s) of the change to a back-end system via an access point.
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1. A method for reporting a status change comprising:
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determining, by a mesh device, that a status change has occurred for a period of time at least as long as a predetermined recognition period; determining, by the mesh device, one or more reporting windows within a reporting period, based on a number of hops the mesh device is located from an access point with which the mesh device is associated, wherein the one or more reporting windows is determined based on;
(the reporting period)/(1+n), where n is the number of hops;receiving, by the mesh device, at least one child status change report from one or more child mesh devices associated with the access point; preparing, by the mesh device, a device status change report, the device status change report including the one or more child status change reports; and transmitting, by the mesh device, the device status change report to one or more parent mesh devices during the reporting window within the reporting period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mesh device comprising:
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a processor for; determining that a status change has occurred for a period of time at least as long as a predetermined recognition period; determining one or more reporting windows within a reporting period, based on a number of hops the mesh device is located from a access point with which the mesh device is associated, wherein the one or more reporting windows is determined based on;
(the reporting period)/(1+n), where n is the number of hops; andpreparing a device status change report; a transceiver for; receiving at least one child status change report from one or more child mesh devices associated with the access point; and transmitting the device status change report to one or more parent mesh devices during the one or more reporting windows within the reporting period, the device status change report including the one or more child status change reports. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of transmitting a status change to a server comprising:
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receiving, by an access point, a child status change report from a child mesh device associated with the access point, the child status change report including status change information for one or more child mesh devices that have experienced a status change; determining, by the access point, a random period based on a number of child mesh devices that have experienced a status change; preparing, by the access point, an access point status change report, including the information from the received child status change report; and transmitting, by the access point, the access point status change report to a server at a randomly selected time within the random period. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An access point comprising:
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a transceiver; receiving a child status change report from a child mesh device associated with the access point, the child status change report including status change information for one or more child mesh devices that have experienced a status change; a processor; determining a random period based on a number of child mesh devices that have experienced a status change; and preparing an access point status change report, including information from the received child status change report; wherein the transceiver transmits the access point status change report to a server at a randomly selected time within the random period. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system comprising:
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(i) a mesh device associated with an access point, the mesh device experiencing a status change and; determining that the status change has occurred for a period of time at least as long as a predetermined recognition period; and transmitting a device status change report to an access point during a reporting window within a reporting period, the reporting window based on a number of hops the mesh device is located from the access point; (ii) the access point; receiving the device status change report from the mesh device; and transmitting an access point status change report including the device status change report to a server at a randomly selected time within a random period, the random period based on a number of child mesh devices that have experienced a status change. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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