Patent ID: 8120533

Claim:
A system for providing location information in response to a utility-line arrangement having conductors carrying power to sets of power terminals in different buildings on behalf of a utility entity, for the system comprising: a receiver circuit communicatively coupled to receive low-frequency signals in a frequency range less than 1000 MHz from at least one of the power carrying conductors of the utility-line arrangement, the low-frequency signals representing broadcast radio signals provided by an external signal broadcasting source; a signal-processing logic circuit, communicatively coupled and responsive to the at least one of the power carrying conductors of the utility-line arrangement, to derive location information of the receiver circuit from characteristics of the low-frequency signals, the characteristics being indicative of a location of the receiver circuit relative to said one or more remote transmitters; and a transmitter arranged to inject a local signal on the utility-line arrangement, wherein the signal-processing logic circuit derives location information responsive to a reflection of the local signal, wherein the receiver circuit is coupled to the utility-line arrangement via a power outlet located within a structure and location information responsive to a reflection of the local signal provides an indication of a location of the power outlet within the structure.