US 12,231,498 B2
Systems and methods for adaptively collapsible data transmissions
Micheal M. Austin, South Jordan, UT (US); and Kody Shook Brown, West Jordan, UT (US)
Assigned to Vutility, Inc., Sandy, UT (US)
Filed by Vutility, Inc., Sandy, UT (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/946,984.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/245,124, filed on Sep. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0082986 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04J 3/24 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/12 (2013.01) [H04L 69/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to electrically transmit data, comprising:
generating a hierarchical relationship for each datatype of a collection of datatypes to at least one other datatype of the collection of datatypes, the hierarchical relationship based on a given precedence of each datatype of the collection of datatypes, wherein the precedence of a given datatype is adjustable based on a configurable condition and one datatype has a highest precedence relative to other datatypes of the collection of datatypes;
periodically acquiring data for the collection of datatypes corresponding to the hierarchical relationships, wherein each datatype reflects a measurement of performance of an electrical system;
selecting, from the collection of datatypes, a datatype that is currently appropriate for reporting to a receiver based on the hierarchical relationship and the configurable condition; formatting a transmission package comprising a data payload region, wherein
a first bit of the payload region serves as a flag bit to indicate one of presence and absence of the highest precedence datatype in the immediately subsequent bits of the payload region, and
a succeeding bit of the payload region serves as a flag bit to indicate presence of a next highest precedence datatype in bits immediately subsequent to the succeeding bit,
the selected datatype is included in bits of the payload region immediately subsequent to the succeeding bit; and
transmitting the transmission package to the receiver.