Patent Document ID: 20130138396
Application ID: 13748549
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for monitoring and managing a plurality of utility devices installed throughout a geographic area, the method comprising: receiving performance data for each of the plurality of utility devices; comparing the performance data against one or more performance criteria; assigning a deficiency value to each of the plurality of utility devices based on the comparison; generating a composite deficiency surface based on the deficiency values of the plurality of utility devices; classifying one or more areas of the composite deficiency surface into one or more deficiency classes, wherein each of the one or more deficiency classes is associated with a range of deficiency values; identifying a particular area on the composite deficiency surface associated with a particular deficiency class; determining a priority index for the identified area based on the particular deficiency value; classifying one or more of the identified areas of the composite deficiency surface into one or more construction projects based on the priority index for the corresponding area; and recommending at least one of the one or more construction projects.