Smart meter and data assignment method
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1. A smart meter, comprising:
- a wireless-communication chip transmitting data to a base station and receiving data from the base station;
a wired-communication chip transmitting data to the base station through an Internet cable and Internet, and receiving data from the base station through an Internet cable and Internet; and
a microprocessor coupled to the wireless-communication chip and the wired-communication chip, receiving a data transmission request, determining whether the data requested by the data transmission request is mobile information or meter-related information, and accordingly selecting one of the wireless-communication chip or the wired-communication chip to transmit the data requested by the data transmission request, wherein the mobile information is received by the microprocessor from a first mobile device, and the meter-related information is received by the microprocessor from an appliance or a power line;
wherein when signal strength between the smart meter and the base station is greater than a predetermined value and the wireless-communication chip is not transmitting the mobile information, the microprocessor assigns the meter-related information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the meter-related information to the server of the power company through a licensed band and the base station, andwherein the microprocessor determines whether the wireless-communication chip is transmitting the mobile information when the signal strength is greater than a predetermined value and the data requested by the data transmission request is the emergent meter information, wherein while the wireless-communication chip is transmitting the mobile information, the microprocessor re-assigns the mobile information to the wired-communication chip and assigns the emergent meter information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the emergent meter information to a server of a power company through the licensed band and the base station, wherein while the wireless-communication chip is not transmitting the mobile information, the microprocessor assigns the emergent meter information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the emergent meter information to the server of the power company through the licensed band and the base station.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a smart meter including a wireless-communication chip, a wired-communication chip and a microprocessor. The microprocessor receives a data transmission request and determines whether the data type of the data transmission request is mobile data, meter information, or emergency meter information. According to the data type, the microprocessor will select either the wireless-communication chip or the wired-communication chip to transmit the data which corresponds to the data transmission request.
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19 Claims
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1. A smart meter, comprising:
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a wireless-communication chip transmitting data to a base station and receiving data from the base station; a wired-communication chip transmitting data to the base station through an Internet cable and Internet, and receiving data from the base station through an Internet cable and Internet; and a microprocessor coupled to the wireless-communication chip and the wired-communication chip, receiving a data transmission request, determining whether the data requested by the data transmission request is mobile information or meter-related information, and accordingly selecting one of the wireless-communication chip or the wired-communication chip to transmit the data requested by the data transmission request, wherein the mobile information is received by the microprocessor from a first mobile device, and the meter-related information is received by the microprocessor from an appliance or a power line; wherein when signal strength between the smart meter and the base station is greater than a predetermined value and the wireless-communication chip is not transmitting the mobile information, the microprocessor assigns the meter-related information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the meter-related information to the server of the power company through a licensed band and the base station, and wherein the microprocessor determines whether the wireless-communication chip is transmitting the mobile information when the signal strength is greater than a predetermined value and the data requested by the data transmission request is the emergent meter information, wherein while the wireless-communication chip is transmitting the mobile information, the microprocessor re-assigns the mobile information to the wired-communication chip and assigns the emergent meter information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the emergent meter information to a server of a power company through the licensed band and the base station, wherein while the wireless-communication chip is not transmitting the mobile information, the microprocessor assigns the emergent meter information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the emergent meter information to the server of the power company through the licensed band and the base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data assignment method, applied to a smart meter which communicates with a base station, comprising:
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receiving a data transmission request; determining whether the data requested by the data transmission request is mobile information or meter-related information according to the data transmission request, wherein the mobile information is received from a first mobile device, and the meter-related information is received from an appliance or a power line; selecting one of a wireless-communication chip or a wired-communication chip to transmit the data requested by the data transmission request according to the data requested by the data transmission request; wherein when signal strength between the smart meter and the base station is greater than a predetermined value and the wireless-communication chip is not transmitting the mobile information, assigning the meter-related information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the meter-related information to the server of the power company through a licensed band and the base station, and wherein the method further comprises; determining whether the wireless-communication chip is transmitting the mobile information when the signal strength is greater than a predetermined value and the data requested by the data transmission request is the emergent meter information, wherein while the wireless-communication chip is transmitting the mobile information, re-assigning the mobile information to the wired-communication chip and assigning the emergent meter information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the emergent meter information to a server of a power company through the licensed band and the base station, wherein while the wireless-communication chip is not transmitting the mobile information, and assigning the emergent meter information to the wireless-communication chip to transmit the emergent meter information to the server of the power company through the licensed band and the base station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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