Apparatus and method for receiving and transporting real time energy data
First Claim
1. An apparatus for receiving and transporting real time resource usage data, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of narrowband receivers, deployed geographically within a grid, wherein each of said plurality of narrowband receivers is configured to receive transmissions from a least one of a plurality of transmitting devices, and wherein each of said plurality of transmitting devices transmits identical data on each of a plurality of frequency bands that are hopped according to a hopping sequence, and wherein said hopping sequence is initially unknown to said plurality of narrowband receivers; and
a controller, coupled to said plurality of narrowband receivers, configured to control said plurality of narrowband receivers such that said each of said plurality of transmitting devices is identified, and configured to control said plurality of narrowband receivers such that corresponding data from said each of said transmitting devices is received on at least one of said plurality of frequency bands, wherein said controller determines an identification for said each of said plurality of transmitting devices by initially setting all of said plurality of said receivers to the same one of said plurality of frequency bands and receiving identification data from those of said plurality of transmitting devices that transmit on said same one of said plurality of frequency bands.
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Abstract
An apparatus for transporting resource usage data, including narrowband receivers and a controller. The narrowband receivers are deployed geographically within a grid, where the narrowband receivers receive transmissions from a least one of a plurality of transmitting devices, and where each of the plurality of transmitting devices transmits identical data on each of a plurality of frequency bands that are hopped according to a hopping sequence, and where the hopping sequence is initially unknown to the plurality of narrowband receivers. The controller is coupled to the narrowband receivers, and is configured to control the narrowband receivers such that the each of the plurality of transmitting devices is identified, and is configured to control narrowband receivers such that corresponding data from the each of the transmitting devices is received on at least one of the plurality of frequency bands.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for receiving and transporting real time resource usage data, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of narrowband receivers, deployed geographically within a grid, wherein each of said plurality of narrowband receivers is configured to receive transmissions from a least one of a plurality of transmitting devices, and wherein each of said plurality of transmitting devices transmits identical data on each of a plurality of frequency bands that are hopped according to a hopping sequence, and wherein said hopping sequence is initially unknown to said plurality of narrowband receivers; and a controller, coupled to said plurality of narrowband receivers, configured to control said plurality of narrowband receivers such that said each of said plurality of transmitting devices is identified, and configured to control said plurality of narrowband receivers such that corresponding data from said each of said transmitting devices is received on at least one of said plurality of frequency bands, wherein said controller determines an identification for said each of said plurality of transmitting devices by initially setting all of said plurality of said receivers to the same one of said plurality of frequency bands and receiving identification data from those of said plurality of transmitting devices that transmit on said same one of said plurality of frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for receiving and transporting real time resource usage data, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of narrowband receivers, deployed geographically within a grid, wherein each of said plurality of narrowband receivers is configured to receive transmissions from a least one of a plurality of transmitting devices, and wherein each of said plurality of transmitting devices transmits identical data on each of a plurality of frequency bands that are hopped according to a hopping sequence, and wherein said hopping sequence is initially unknown to said plurality of narrowband receivers; a controller, coupled to said plurality of narrowband receivers, configured to control said plurality of narrowband receivers such that said each of said plurality of transmitting devices is identified, and configured to control said plurality of narrowband receivers such that corresponding data from said each of said transmitting devices is received on at least one of said plurality of frequency bands, wherein said controller determines an identification for said each of said plurality of transmitting devices by initially setting all of said plurality of said receivers to the same one of said plurality of frequency bands and receiving identification data from those of said plurality of transmitting devices that transmit on said same one of said plurality of frequency bands; and a network operations center (NOC), operatively coupled to said controller via an existing infrastructure, configured to receive the real time resource usage data from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for receiving and transporting real time resource usage data, the apparatus comprising:
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deploying a plurality narrowband receivers within a grid, wherein each of the plurality of narrowband receivers is configured to receive transmissions from a least one of a plurality of transmitting devices, and wherein each of the plurality of transmitting devices transmits identical data on each of a plurality of frequency bands that are hopped according to a hopping sequence, and wherein the hopping sequence is initially unknown to said plurality of narrowband receivers; and controlling the plurality of narrowband receivers such that the each of the plurality of transmitting devices is identified, and that corresponding data from the each of the transmitting devices is received on at least one of the plurality of frequency bands, said controlling comprising; first determining an identification for the each of the plurality of transmitting devices by initially setting all of the plurality of the receivers to the same one of the plurality of frequency bands and receiving identification data from those of the plurality of transmitting devices that transmit on the same one of the plurality of frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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