Patent Document ID: 20110184676
Application ID: 12836605
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computerized system comprising: at least one intermediate node; wherein said at least one intermediate node is connected to a plurality of sensors operable to monitor usage of a resource; wherein said at least one intermediate node is connected to an operator node; wherein said at least one intermediate node comprises: a receiver configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors; wherein the data is indicative of usage of the resource during a timeframe; a clustering module configured to determine a set of clusters based upon the data; wherein each cluster of the set of clusters groups one or more sensors of the plurality of sensors; a data reduction module configured to determine a reduced data associated with a cluster of the set of clusters; the reduced data comprises: is a consumption profile indicative of usage of the resource during the timeframe; and identifications of sensors grouped by the cluster; and a transmitter configured to send the reduced data.