Motorola Corporation

David Richard Wallis

David Moon Yee

Philip John Zucarelli

Theodore Woolley Keller

Lanny Joe Mullens

Eric Richard Eckert

Gail Miyamoto

Michael Kronick

An electric power meter () includes a temperature sensor () and a controller (). The controller () is operable, based on the temperature reported from the temperature sensor (), to generate alarm(s) when the temperature exceeds certain alarm threshold(s) () and to activate a power disconnect switch (), thereby shutting off power to a customer premises, when the temperature exceeds a shut off threshold (). The controller () is operable to activate the power disconnect switch () for non-payment of electricity cost, subject to secondary criteria based on regulatory requirements. A customer terminal () may be used to notify a customer of an alarm condition, to provide information regarding electrical power usage or to provide information regarding disconnection of electrical power.

Electric power meter including a temperature sensor and controller

A method for virtual end nodes indicates in routing information () that the data packet is for a 'special access' to an end node with a virtual address (). An RF network device then inserts the identity of the physical end node (virtual address) into user information (). If an access point () determines that the user information is for the virtual address (), then all virtual end nodesreceive the data packet and analyze the virtual end node identity from the user information ().

Method for RF network virtual end nodes

A method for virtual end nodes indicates in routing information ( ) that the routing information is a &ldquo;special access&rdquo; to a virtual end node ( ). An RF network device then inserts the identity ( ) of the physical end node into user information ( ) and insert a filter field for selecting which virtual end node(s) are to respond to the user information ( ). An end node ( ) determines whether the user information is for it ( ), then the end node 41 responds to the RF network ( ), otherwise the end node 41 ignores the user information.

Method for selecting virtual end nodes in an RF network

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

David Richard Wallis