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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Myles Caley, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert Marten Bultman, Louisville, KY (US);
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Louisville, KY (US);
Elmer Weston Brown, Cleveland, OH (US);
William Anthony Watts, Louisville, KY (US);
Edward Robert Melski, Waukesha, WI (US);
Myles Caley, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert Marten Bultman, Louisville, KY (US);
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Louisville, KY (US);
Elmer Weston Brown, Cleveland, OH (US);
William Anthony Watts, Louisville, KY (US);
Edward Robert Melski, Waukesha, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
System, method, and computer-readable instructions for use in communicating with an energy management device in a network that comprises one or more energy devices. First search results are created by searching for devices associated with a first energy management device identifier using a first discovery protocol. Second search results are created by searching for devices associated with a second energy management device identifier using a second discovery protocol. The first and second search results are combined to create a collection of candidate devices, and at least one candidate device of the candidate devices is validated to determine whether the candidate device is an energy management device.