Daniel J Forman

US Patent:

20230041420, Feb 9, 2023

Filed:

Aug 1, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/878215

Inventors:

- Boulder CO, US
Daniel J. Forman - Boulder CO, US
Christopher P. Meyer - Nederland CO, US
Michael L. Russo - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

Copper Labs, Inc. - Boulder CO

International Classification:

H04Q 9/02
G06Q 50/06
H04W 4/38
G01D 4/00
G06Q 30/04
G01D 4/02
G01R 19/00
H04L 67/55
H04L 67/50

Abstract:

A system for resource monitoring and engagement, the system comprising: a server, coupled to an internet, comprising: a meter reading processor, configured to communicate with a resource monitor that is disposed within radio range of resource meters that transmit radio signals indicative of meter identifiers and current readings, where the resource monitor: determines whether the radio signals are of a fixed frequency or frequency hopping transmission protocol by scanning each of a plurality of channels for a time period and counting hits of desired meter identifiers within the each of the plurality of channels; decodes the radio signals according to a determined transmission protocol to obtain corresponding meter identifiers and readings; and transmits the corresponding meter identifiers and readings over the internet, and where the meter reading processor creates and updates a corresponding plurality of records in a resource database that indicate resource consumption of corresponding facilities; and an engagement processor, that causes an alert to be transmitted based on analyses of the resource consumption to provide notification of an unusual pattern of resource consumption.

US Patent:

20200284612, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Mar 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/812791

Inventors:

- Boulder CO, US
DANIEL J. FORMAN - Boulder CO, US
CHRISTOPHER P. MEYER - Nederland CO, US
MICHAEL L. RUSSO - Boulder CO, US

International Classification:

G01D 4/00
H04W 4/021
H04W 4/029

Abstract:

A system that detects energy resource outages includes: resource monitors, each disposed within radio range of resource meters that transmit corresponding radio signals indicative of meter identifiers and current readings, where the resource monitors are configured to receive and decode the radio signals to obtain one or more of the meter identifiers and current readings, and where the each of the resource monitors transmits the one or more of the meter identifiers and current readings over the internet cloud; and a resource server, operatively coupled to the resource monitors via the internet cloud, configured to receive the one or more meter identifiers and current readings from the resource monitors, and configured to employ the current readings to detect an outage within a geographic area, and configured to send alerts to a resource provider that correspond to the outage.

US Patent:

20200288220, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Mar 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/812666

Inventors:

- Boulder CO, US
Daniel J. Forman - Boulder CO, US
Christopher P. Meyer - Nederland CO, US
Michael L. Russo - Boulder CO, US

International Classification:

H04Q 9/02
G06Q 50/06
G01D 4/00
G01R 19/00
G01D 4/02

Abstract:

A system for resource monitoring includes: resource monitors, each disposed within radio range of corresponding resource meters that transmit corresponding radio signals indicative of corresponding meter identifiers and current readings, where the each of the resource monitors receive and decode one or more of the corresponding radio signals to obtain one or more of the corresponding meter identifiers and current readings, and where the each of the resource monitors transmit the one or more of the corresponding meter identifiers and current readings over the internet cloud; and a resource server, operatively coupled to the resource monitors via the internet cloud, configured to receive the one or more of the corresponding meter identifiers and current readings from the each of the resource monitors, and configured to employ the corresponding current readings to detect unusual patterns of resource consumption, and configured to send alerts corresponding to the unusual patterns of resource consumption.

US Patent:

20200288221, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Mar 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/812721

Inventors:

- Boulder CO, US
Daniel J. Forman - Boulder CO, US
Christopher P. Meyer - Nederland CO, US
Michael L. Russo - Boulder CO, US

International Classification:

H04Q 9/02
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A system for resource monitoring includes: a resource server that monitors use of a resource, the server including: a meter reading processor, that communicates with resource monitors disposed within radio range of resource meters, where the resource meters transmit radio signals indicative of meter identifiers and current readings, and where the each of the resource monitors receives and decodes one or more of the radio signals to obtain one or more of the meter identifiers and current readings, and where the each of the resource monitors transmits the one or more of the meter identifiers and current readings over the internet cloud, and where the meter reading processor updates corresponding records in a resource database that indicate resource consumption of corresponding facilities; and an engagement processor, that causes alerts to be transmitted to client devices based on analyses of resource consumption that notify users of the unusual patterns of consumption.

US Patent:

20200288222, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Mar 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/812749

Inventors:

- Boulder CO, US
Daniel J. Forman - Boulder CO, US
Christopher P. Meyer - Nederland CO, US
Michael L. Russo - Boulder CO, US

International Classification:

H04Q 9/02
G06Q 50/06
G06Q 30/04
H04W 4/38
G01D 4/00

Abstract:

A resource monitor for monitoring consumption of a resource includes: a commissioning processor, configured to pair with a client device via a Bluetooth link, and configured to receive WIFI network credentials from the client device, and configured to transmit the credentials to commission the resource monitor onto the WIFI network, and configured to initiate communications with a resource server over the internet cloud; and a meter reading processor, that receives meter identifiers from the resource server via the internet cloud for resource meters within radio range, and that tunes a meter receiver to narrowband frequency channels to detect and decode radio signals transmitted by resource meters to extract the meter identifiers along with corresponding meter readings, and that periodically transmits the meter identifiers along with the corresponding meter readings to the resource server over the internet cloud.