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Power outage notification

US8779927B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by

7References

14Claims

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Assignee

Grid Net, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ray Bell · Mill Valley, US
Will Bell · Mill Valley, US
Stephen C. Street · Carmel, US
Ramprasad Golla · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2011
Grant date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2209/60
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Determining the scope of power outage includes receiving a message indicating power outage from a device, and probing other devices associated with the device sending the message. The message indicating power outage may include a power outage code, and may be received via a control channel of a communication network. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

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