Methods and system for utility network outage detection
First Claim
1. A product delivery monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of electronic devices configured to monitor delivery of a product; and
a management processor configured to;
enter a first polling mode;
poll the plurality of electronic devices by transmitting a first polling message to the plurality of electronic devices via a first message format associated with the first polling mode,receive an input indicating a potential outage, andin response to receiving the input, enter an exception polling mode, andpoll a subset of the plurality of electronic devices included in the plurality of electronic devices by transmitting a second polling message to the subset of the plurality of electronic devices via a second message format associated with the exception polling mode, wherein the second polling message is shorter than the first polling message.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system including a utility network including a product distribution pathway for delivering a product, a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with the utility network to monitor at least one parameter associated with the product distribution pathway, and a management processor in communication with the devices and operable to poll at least a subset of the electronic utility devices in response to an input to evaluate performance of one of the utility network and the system in response to information relating to the at least one parameter. The evaluation can include a rule-based analysis of one of the parameter and the information relating to the parameter.
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23 Claims
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1. A product delivery monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of electronic devices configured to monitor delivery of a product; and a management processor configured to; enter a first polling mode; poll the plurality of electronic devices by transmitting a first polling message to the plurality of electronic devices via a first message format associated with the first polling mode, receive an input indicating a potential outage, and in response to receiving the input, enter an exception polling mode, and poll a subset of the plurality of electronic devices included in the plurality of electronic devices by transmitting a second polling message to the subset of the plurality of electronic devices via a second message format associated with the exception polling mode, wherein the second polling message is shorter than the first polling message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of polling a plurality of electronic devices associated with a product delivery system by a network management center having an outage detection module and a management module, the method comprising:
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entering a first polling mode; polling, by the network management center, the plurality of electronic devices by transmitting a first polling message to the plurality of electronic devices via a first message format associated with a first polling mode; receiving, at the network management center, an input indicating a potential outage; and in response to receiving the input, entering a second polling mode, and polling, by the network management center, a subset of the plurality of electronic devices included in the plurality of electronic devices by transmitting a second polling message to the subset of the plurality of electronic devices via a second message format, wherein the second polling message is shorter than the first polling message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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