US 2013/0093601 A1 · METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE OF MULTICAST FUNCTIONALITY IN AN ENERGY PORTAL

Abstract

Described herein are embodiments of methods, systems and devices of providing multicast functionality through an energy portal such as a meter, which reduces bandwidth required for communication between the energy portal and a server. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided of providing multicast functionality through an energy portal, which reduces bandwidth required for communication between the energy portal and a server. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving, over a first network, a single message, wherein the single message includes at least one device characteristic; determining, using a processor, one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein each of the one or more devices are connected to a second network; and transmitting the single message over the second network to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein the single message is transmitted individually to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic such that the single message is transmitted as many times as there are devices associated with the at least one device characteristic.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, over a first network, a single message, wherein the single message includes at least one device characteristic;
determining, using a processor, one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein each of the one or more devices are connected to a second network;
and
transmitting the single message over the second network to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein the single message is transmitted individually to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic such that the single message is transmitted as many times as there are devices associated with the at least one device characteristic.

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A system comprised of:

a first network;
a computing device connected to the first network;
a second network;
one or more devices connected to the second network;
and
an energy portal, wherein the energy portal comprises a network interface, a memory and a processor, wherein the network interface connects the energy portal with the first network and the second network, and wherein the processor is configured to:
receive using the network interface and over the first network, a single message, wherein the single message includes at least one device characteristic;
determine one or more of the devices that are connected to the second network that are associated with the at least one device characteristic;
and
transmit, using the network interface, the single message over the second network to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein the single message is transmitted individually to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic such that the single message is transmitted as many times as there are devices associated with the at least one device characteristic.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method, system and device of multicast functionality in an energy portal

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