Electrical power outage detection system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11615692-B1
Application number	US-202117409096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Aug 23, 2021
Priority date	Oct 31, 2018
Publication date	Mar 28, 2023
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023

Abstract

A power outage detection system may include a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving information indicative of the status of electrical power at a plurality of locations within a geographic region; determining the status of electrical power in the geographic region based on the status of electrical power at the plurality of locations; determining a boundary of an area in which electrical power is unavailable; and preparing a map that illustrates the boundary.

First claim

We claim:

1. A power outage detection system, comprising:
a device processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps:
receiving information indicative of the status of electrical power at a plurality of locations within a geographic region;
determining the status of electrical power in the geographic region based on the status of electrical power at the plurality of locations;
determining a boundary of an area in which electrical power is unavailable; and
preparing a map that illustrates the boundary;
wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding operating status of Internet of Things devices in the geographic region.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding battery state of a portable electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding operating status of onboard automobile diagnostics.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding usage of services that are trackable remotely.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding emergency telephone calls.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding user reports of conditions in the geographic region.

7. A power outage detection system, comprising:
a device processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps:
receiving information indicative of the status of electrical power at a plurality of locations within a geographic region;
determining the status of electrical power in the geographic region based on the status of electrical power at the plurality of locations;
determining that a user within the geographic region does not have electrical power available based the information received; and
preparing a map that indicates that an area proximate to the user in the geographic region does not have electrical power available;
wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding battery state of a portable electronic device; and
wherein determining the status of electrical power in the geographic region is performed based on the battery state of the portable electronic device.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding operating status of Internet of Things devices in the geographic region.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding usage of services that are trackable remotely.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding emergency telephone calls.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding user reports of conditions in the geographic region.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding operating status of onboard automobile diagnostics.

13. The system of claim 7 , wherein preparing the map includes determining a boundary of an area in which electrical power is unavailable.

14. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending information regarding the status of electrical power to a plurality of users of the system.

15. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending the map to a plurality of users of the system.

16. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions for:
determining that there is a power outage in the geographic area.

17. The system of claim 9 , wherein the services that are trackable remotely include at least one of Internet service, electrical service, cable television service, and satellite television service.

18. A power outage detection system, comprising:
a device processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps:
receiving information indicative of the status of electrical power at a plurality of locations within a geographic region;
determining the status of electrical power in the geographic region based on the status of electrical power at the plurality of locations;
determining that a user within the geographic region does not have electrical power available based the information received; and
preparing a map that indicates that an area proximate to the user in the geographic region does not have electrical power available;
wherein the information indicative of the status of electrical power for which the computer readable medium includes instructions to receive includes information regarding operating status of Internet of Things devices in the geographic region; and
wherein determining the status of electrical power in the geographic region is performed based on the information regarding operating status of Internet of Things devices.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein preparing the map includes determining a boundary of an area in which electrical power is unavailable.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending the map to a plurality of users of the system.

Assignees

• Uipco Llc
• Usaa

Inventors

• Beveridge Meredith
• Maciolek Michael J
• Simpson Robert Wiseman
• Bitsis Jr Daniel Christopher
• Mohs Bobby Lawrence
• Amann Manfred
• Gray Emily Margaret
• Brown Donnette Moncrief

Classifications

• H04M11/04

  with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems · CPC title

• G01R31/086

  in power transmission or distribution networks, i.e. with interconnected conductors · CPC title

• G06Q50/06

  Energy or water supply · CPC title

• G06Q10/0637 Primary

  Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals · CPC title

• G08B21/185 Primary

  Electrical failure alarms · CPC title