摘要 |
<p>Systems for monitoring consumer dependency on services are disclosed. In one embodiment, a service dependency notification system (100, 200, 300) includes: at least one computing device (124) adapted to identify a dependency aware device (120) by performing actions comprising: determining whether a service dependency exists; and providing a service dependency status indicator configured to be communicated via a utility network (130), the service dependency status indicator indicating whether the service dependency exists.</p> |