According to GlobalData s company profile on Itron, V2G smart metering was a key innovation area identified from patents. Itron's grant share as of June 2023 was 1%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.

Energy efficiency data collection system for mobile devices

A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230206355A1) describes a method, system, and mobile device for participating in a data collection survey. The method involves receiving a request to participate in the survey on a mobile device and determining the location information associated with the device. The method also includes capturing image data of at least one equipment and sending either the location information or the image data to a computing device. In response to sending this information, the user receives an incentive.

The image data captured by the mobile device can include images of nameplates or identifying information of the equipment located at the user's site. The method may also provide a recommendation to capture the image data, including identifying the equipment. Additionally, the method allows for receiving user input data such as square footage of a building, dwelling type, number of floors, number of rooms, types of rooms, number of occupants, age of occupants, number of windows, type of roof, types of distributed generation sources, or types of distributed storage.

The method further involves generating metadata that associates the identification of the equipment with the captured image data and sending this metadata to the computing device. The computing device may request either the location information or the image data and offer an incentive in return. The method also allows for receiving a portion of a user's site profile based on the location information.

The patent also describes a system that includes a processor and memory storing executable instructions to perform the method described above. Additionally, a mobile device is described that includes a processor and memory to perform the same method.

In summary, the patent outlines a method, system, and mobile device for participating in a data collection survey. The method involves capturing image data of equipment, sending either the location information or the image data to a computing device, and receiving an incentive in return. The system and mobile device described in the patent enable the execution of this method.

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