Patent ID: 8502640

Claim:
A mesh network system comprising: a transmitting mesh device in communication with an energy using device, the transmitting mesh device comprising: a data storage unit storing data in a standard table and an extended table, the extended table including energy use information of the energy using device and the standard table including one or more of general configuration information, manufacturer identification information, mode information and status information; a radio to receive a request for energy use information from a receiving mesh device and to transmit a message to the receiving mesh device, the request comprising a request code field specifying a type of request, a table identifier specifying the extended table, an offset specifying a location in the extended table, and a count specifying a number of bytes to be read from the extended table at the location; and a communications logic unit in communication with the radio operable to read data from the standard table and extended table and to format the data as the message including the energy use information, based on the received request; and a receiving mesh device in communication with the transmitting mesh device, the receiving mesh device comprising: a data storage unit for storing table data; a radio for sending the request for energy use information comprising the request code field, the table identifier, the offset and the count, and for receiving the message transmitted by the transmitting device; a communications logic unit coupled to the radio, the communications logic unit operable to read the message and write the received energy use information to the storage unit; and a display; wherein the receiving mesh device originates the request for energy use information and displays the energy use information to a user.