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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Applicant:
Jordan Husney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Jordan Husney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Digi International Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2827 (2013.01);
Abstract
A local area utility network includes a utility, a low-speed backhaul between the utility and a utility provider, and a high-speed broadband network interface module in the utility coupling the utility directly to a broadband network. A plurality of utilities is coupled via a wireless mesh home area utility network. The low-bandwidth backhaul is operable to communicate at least one of billing, pricing, and load control events to a utility provider, and the high-speed broadband network connection to a home automation system.