System and method for notification of power system status
AssigneeSBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsPhilip Kortum, Marc Sullivan
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and method for providing a verbal status of a power system utilizing a telephone system. A remote diagnostics module can communicate a status signal to a reporting module or an audio reporting system. The audio reporting system can be configured to dial a telephone number of the user's telephone and provide verbal notification to a user of a specific operating parameter of a power system. A reporting module can notify a central reporting system or a local reporting system. The status may be the condition of a battery.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a power monitor configured to provide a status signal based on a condition of a power system to a user of a telephone system;
- and
- an audio reporting system coupleable to the power monitor and configured to dial a telephone number of the telephone system and provide verbal notification to a user of the condition of the power system.
A method of monitoring a telephone power system comprising:
- comparing an operational power parameter of a telephone system to a threshold level;
- locating an electronic address of a user of the telephone system;
- and
- providing an audible notification of the operational parameter to the electronic address if the parameter is below the threshold level.
A method comprising:
- monitoring a power system configured to provide power to a premise;
- detecting abnormalities in the power system;
- transmitting a notification to the premise when the abnormalities are detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.