Systems and methods for conveying utility operator data
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-001/08
G08B-025/10
H02J-003/14
H02J-013/00
출원번호
US-0176801
(2014-02-10)
등록번호
US-9443417
(2016-09-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Wang, Jackson Kit
Koskowich, Calvin Daniel
Harvey, John Paul
출원인 / 주소
E-RADIO USA INC.
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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초록▼
An apparatus comprising a message outputting device, an FM radio receiver, where the FM radio receiver is configured to obtain utility operator data provided by an FM subcarrier channel, and a processor in electrical communication with the FM radio receiver and the message outputting device is provi
An apparatus comprising a message outputting device, an FM radio receiver, where the FM radio receiver is configured to obtain utility operator data provided by an FM subcarrier channel, and a processor in electrical communication with the FM radio receiver and the message outputting device is provided. The processor is configured to process the utility operator data and communicate a message in the utility operator data via the message outputting device. In some instances, the apparatus further comprises an input interface in electrical communication with the processor for receiving instructions from a user on whether to alter usage of the apparatus after the message in the utility operator data has been displayed via the message outputting device.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus comprising: a message outputting device;an FM radio receiver, wherein said FM radio receiver is configured to obtain utility operator data provided by an FM subcarrier channel;a processor in electrical communication with said FM radio receiver and said message outputting device, wher
1. An apparatus comprising: a message outputting device;an FM radio receiver, wherein said FM radio receiver is configured to obtain utility operator data provided by an FM subcarrier channel;a processor in electrical communication with said FM radio receiver and said message outputting device, wherein said processor is configured to process said utility operator data and communicate a message in said utility operator data via said message outputting device; andan input interface in electrical communication with said processor for receiving instructions from a user on whether to alter usage of said apparatus after the message in said utility operator data has been displayed via said message outputting device. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said message includes text, an alarm, a sound, an audible message, an audible instruction, or a song. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said message outputting device comprises a plurality of lights. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said message outputting device comprises a display capable of displaying alphanumeric characters. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said message outputting device comprises a speaker. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is an air conditioner, a heater, a clothes dryer, a refrigerator, a freezer, a dishwasher, or a hot water heater. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said utility operator data comprises data concerning a power outage, and wherein said utility operator data is coded for a predetermined group of customers and includes an estimated time to restore power. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the utility operator data is a grid status or an energy tariff. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the utility operator data is customer relationship data. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a memory in electrical communication with said processor, wherein said memory stores a key that represents a geographical position of said apparatus, a network associated with said apparatus, a sub-station associated with said address, a section associated with said apparatus, a lateral associated with said apparatus, or a tap associated with said apparatus, wherein said key is used by said processor to select from said utility operator data information for display using said message outputting device which corresponds to said geographical position, said network, said sub-station, said section, said lateral, or said tap. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, the apparatus further comprising an input interface in electrical communication with said processor, wherein said key is programmed into said apparatus using said input interface. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, where said key is determined using one or more properties of an FM signal received by the FM radio receiver. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the FM radio receiver is a hybrid digital radio receiver. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the utility operator data is in the form of IBOC or RDS/RBDS modulated electrical grid tariff data. 15. The apparatus of 1, wherein the utility operator data is electrical grid data. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the utility operator data originates from a water utility, an electrical utility, a gas utility, a garbage pickup service, or a hazardous waste pickup service. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a memory in electrical communication with said processor, wherein said memory stores a key that represents a geographical position of said apparatus, wherein said key is used by said processor to select from said utility operator data that information for display using said message outputting device which corresponds to said geographical position, andthe utility operator data originates from a water utility, an electrical utility, a gas utility, a garbage pickup service, or a hazardous waste pickup service. 18. The apparatus of claim 1, the apparatus further comprising a transceiver in electrical communication with the processor, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate the utility operator data to one or more appliances in a home or a business via a local area network that interconnects the one or more appliances. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is an air conditioner, a heater, a thermostat, a clothes dryer, a refrigerator, a freezer, a dishwasher, or a hot water heater.
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