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Application US20190074007
Published 2019-03-07
Voice-activated Energy Management System
A method for responding to a voice activated request includes receiving a speech input request from a smart speaker requesting energy management data associated with energy consumption at a premises of the smart speaker. The method also includes generating a voice service request including a first query for a first data source. The first query includes a request for the energy management data. Additionally, the method includes communicating the first query to the first data source and receiving a first response to the first query from the first data source. Further, the method includes generating an audible speech output in response to the speech input request based on the first response to the first query and transmitting the audible speech output to the smart speaker. The smart speaker audibly transmits the audible speech output.
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- 1. A method for responding to a voice activated request, comprising:
receiving a speech input request from a smart speaker requesting energy management data associated with energy consumption at a premises of the smart speaker; generating a voice service request comprising a first query for a first data source, the first query comprising a request for the energy management data; communicating the first query to the first data source; receiving a first response to the first query from the first data source; generating an audible speech output in response to the speech input request based on the first response to the first query; and transmitting the audible speech output to the smart speaker, wherein the smart speaker is configured to audibly transmit the audible speech output.
- 10. A device located at a consumption premises, comprising:
a meter comprising:
a metrology module configured to measure consumption of a resource;
a memory configured to store data associated with the metrology module; and
a communications module configured to communicate with other devices and with a head end system in a metering device network using a first networking protocol; and
a processing unit configured to communicate with a voice service using a second networking protocol, wherein the meter and the processing unit are connected using a link internal to the device.
- 18. A method for responding to a voice activated request, comprising:
receiving a speech input request from a smart speaker; generating a voice service request based on the speech input request, wherein the voice service request comprises a query for an energy consumption data source; communicating the query to the energy consumption data source; receiving a response to the query from the energy consumption data source; generating an audible speech output in response to the speech input request based on the response to the query; and transmitting the audible speech output to the smart speaker, wherein the smart speaker is configured to audibly transmit the audible speech output.
