9 systems and equipment for transmitting data to electrical power customers via an electrical power transmission system and for managing information and energy consumption, including (1) equipment for the transmission of data to electrical power customers via an electrical power transmission system, including signal generators for generating a signal containing data to be transmitted, amplifier and interface units for superimposing the data signal on high voltage electrical power lines, receivers to receive electrical power signals with superimposed data, to demodulate the data signal, and to superimpose the data onto the electrical power signals passed to customers;(2) equipment for the transmission of data to electrical power customers, including transmitters, receivers, automatic telephone dialers, telephone-answering receivers;(3) equipment for receiving data transmitted to electrical power customers via an electrical power transmission system or for monitoring and controlling energy consumption at the premises of electrical power customers, including energy consumption meters, meter interface units for supplying data as the customer's energy consumption, control panels, receivers, input keypads and input/output terminals, output displays, load control units to control operation of energy consuming devices in a customer's premises, electrical filters, electrical transformers, automatic telephone dialers;(4) equipment for receiving communications from the premises of electrical power customers, including receivers and controllers; and computer software for controlling energy consumption and for broadcasting data to electrical power customers;
Trademark: 75398660
