Patent ID: 8918842

Claim:
An utility grid command filter system comprising: a memory configured to store a plurality of device command rules; and a command filter module stored on the memory and executable by a processor configured to: receive a plurality of commands, wherein each of the plurality of commands is received from a respective origination device, and wherein each of the plurality of commands is configured to provide a command for execution by a respective device electrically coupled to a utility grid; retrieve at least one device command rule from the plurality of device command rules; retrieve utility grid historical data corresponding to operation of the respective device according to past execution of the plurality of commands; determine when at least one command of the plurality of commands is authorized for execution by the respective device based on the at least one device command rule and the utility grid historical data; and transmit the at least one command to be received by the respective device only when the at least one command is determined to be authorized for execution by the respective device.