PROVIDING LOCATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION USING DATA FROM SMART METERS

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing location assistance information using data from smart meters are presented. In some embodiments, a smart meter configured to measure service usage at a premises may transmit at least one data message to at least one wireless ac...

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Main Author PON, RAYMAN WAI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 08.07.2015
Subjects
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE
MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
NAVIGATION
PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
PHYSICS
SURVEYING
TARIFF METERING APPARATUS
TESTING
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing location assistance information using data from smart meters are presented. In some embodiments, a smart meter configured to measure service usage at a premises may transmit at least one data message to at least one wireless access point located at the premises, and the at least one data message may include information identifying a location of the smart meter. In addition, the at least one data message may be configured to cause the at least one wireless access point to provide, to at least one mobile device connected to the at least one wireless access point, the location of the smart meter as an estimated position of the at least one wireless access point.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130770724