| US 7,353,121 B2 | ||
| Methods, apparatus, media and signals for facilitating real-time management of a utility supply | ||
| Mohammad Reza Baraty, Burnaby (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Smart Disaster Response Technologies, Inc., Irvine, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/413,400. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0255612 A1, Nov. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 702—61 [702/62; 702/187; 705/412] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A method for selecting a utility provider, the method comprising:
electronically receiving first utility data from a first provider, the utility data comprising at least the price of the utility
or the available quantity of the utility;
electronically receiving second utility data from a second provider, the utility data comprising at least the price of the
utility or the available quantity of the utility;
electronically receiving rule data related to a regulation of usage of a utility;
electronically receiving consumer data related to a consumption of the utility by a consumer;
electronically receiving grid availability or grid capacity data from a distribution authority;
determining a priority ranking of the first utility data and the second utility data based on the consumer data;
automatically processing in real-time the first utility data, the second utility data, the rule data, the consumer data, and
the grid data to determine a preferred provider selected from a group of providers comprising the first provider and the second
provider, the preferred provider selection based on the first utility data, the second utility data, the rule data, the consumer
data, and the grid data; and
outputting the preferred provider.
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