1. A method comprising:
receiving an input for specifying an application event trigger; and
delivering the application event trigger over a multicast data channel,
wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.
2. A method of claim 1, wherein the application event trigger specifies the event, content associated with the event, an application behavioral attribute, or a combination thereof.
3. A method of claim 2, wherein the application behavioral attribute includes an event trigger time, an event duration, an event repetition, or a combination thereof.
4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:
nesting another event to be performed by the one or more applications within another coverage area associated with another multicast data channel, wherein the another coverage area is contained at least partially within the coverage area; and
delivering another application event trigger associated with the another event over the another multicast data channel.
5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:
encoding the application event trigger, the application event, or a combination thereof in an extensible markup language.
6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a scheduling parameter for delivering the application event trigger over the multicast data channel.
7. A method of claim 6, further comprising:
presenting an acknowledgement of the scheduling parameter, via a user interface, to a provider associated with the application event trigger, the one or more applications, or a combination thereof.
8. A method of claim 1, wherein the application event trigger is received, performed, blocked, or a combination thereof by the device based on a user profile, a user preference, or a combination thereof.
9. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
receive an input for specifying an application event trigger; and
deliver the application event trigger over a multicast data channel,
wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.
10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the application event trigger specifies the event, content associated with the event, an application behavioral attribute, or a combination thereof.
11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the application behavioral attribute includes an event trigger time, an event duration, an event repetition, or a combination thereof.
12. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:
nest another event to be performed by the one or more applications within another coverage area associated with another multicast data channel, wherein the another coverage area is contained at least partially within the coverage area; and
deliver another application event trigger associated with the another event over the another multicast data channel.
13. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:
encode the application event trigger, the application event, or a combination thereof in an extensible markup language.
14. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a scheduling parameter for delivering the application event trigger over the multicast data channel.
15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:
present an acknowledgement of the scheduling parameter, via a user interface, to a provider associated with the application event trigger, the one or more applications, or a combination thereof.
16. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the application event trigger is received, performed, blocked, or a combination thereof by the device based on a user profile, a user preference, or a combination thereof.
17. A system comprising a live application control platform configured to:
receive an input for specifying an application event trigger; and
deliver the application event trigger over a multicast data channel,
wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.
18. A system of claim 17, wherein the live application control platform is further configured to:
nest another event to be performed by the one or more applications within another coverage area associated with another multicast data channel, wherein the another coverage area is contained at least partially within the coverage area; and
deliver another application event trigger associated with the another event over the another multicast data channel.
19. A system of claim 17, wherein the live application control platform is further configured to:
encode the application event trigger, the application event, or a combination thereof in an extensible markup language.
20. A system of claim 17, wherein the live application control platform is further configured to:
determine a scheduling parameter for delivering the application event trigger over the multicast data channel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An electrical service apparatus comprising:
a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall; and
light transmissive means, disposed in the housing and having first and second ends, for transmitting light between the first and the second ends, the second end disposed to be visible externally of the housing.
2. The electrical service apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the light transmissive means includes a plurality of first ends disposed in light communication with at least one second end.
3. The electrical service apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing; and
the second end of the light transmissive means visibly disposed through the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
4. The electrical service apparatus of claim 3 further comprising:
means for sealing the light transmissive means to the sidewall of the housing.
5. The electrical service apparatus of claim 4 further comprising:
a collar formed on the light transmissive means for biasing the seal into sealing engagement with the sidewall of the housing.
6. The electrical service apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means is disposed in light communication with a light responsive element disposed in the housing;
an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing; and
the second end of the light transmissive means mounted in the aperture.
7. The electrical service apparatus of claim 6 wherein:
the second end of the light transmissive means is snap mounted in the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
8. The electrical service apparatus of claim 6 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means snaps onto the light operative elements.
9. The electrical service apparatus of claim 6 wherein:
a plurality of electrical contacts mounted on the base wall; and
an electrically insulating shield for covering the electrical contacts within the housing, the shield having apertures alignable with at least one electrical contact adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter in engagement with the one electrical contact.
10. The electrical service apparatus of claim 9 wherein the light transmissive means is integrally formed as a unitary, one piece part of the shield.
11. An electrically insulating safety shield for mounting an electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, and a plurality electrical contacts mounted on the base wall and adapted for releasibly receiving the blade terminals of a watthour meter, the safety shield comprising:
an electrically insulating body having a top wall;
a plurality of apertures formed in the top wall of the body alignable with at least one electrical contact in a housing, the apertures adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter therethrough into engagement with the one electrical contact in the housing; and
light transmissive means, carried on the body of the safety shield and having first and second ends, transmitting light between the first end to the second ends, the second end disposed to be visible externally of the housing when the body is mounted in the housing.
12. The safety shield of claim 11 wherein the light transmissive means is integrally formed as a unitary, one-piece part of the shield.
13. The safety shield of claim 12 further comprising:
an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing;
the second end of the light transmissive means visibly disposed through the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
14. The safety shield of claim 13 further comprising:
a seal mounted on the light transmissive means and engaged with the sidewall of the housing for sealing the aperture in the housing.
15. The safety shield of claim 14 further comprising:
a collar formed on the light transmissive means for biasing the seal into sealing engagement with the sidewall of the housing.
16. The electrical service apparatus of claim 11 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means is disposed in light communication with a light responsive element disposed in the housing;
an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing; and
the second end of the light transmissive means mounted in the aperture.
17. The electrical service apparatus of claim 16 wherein:
the second end of the light transmissive means is snap mounted in the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
18. The electrical service apparatus of claim 16 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means snaps onto the light operative elements.