Method and apparatus for reducing channel capacity required to r

Details Method and apparatus for reducing channel capacity required to r Method and apparatus for reducing channel capacity required to r

1998-03-16

2000-10-17

Horabik, Michael

Communications: electrical

Continuously variable indicating

With meter reading

34082005, 705412, G08B 2300

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active

061338508

ABSTRACT:
A pricing entity (124) periodically transmits (502) pricing information (226) including pricing of a utility commodity as a function of time. A meter apparatus (130) periodically make s a measurement (602) of consumption of the utility commodity during a predetermined interval, and determines (603) a time at which the measurement is made. The meter apparatus stores (604) the measurement and the time of the measurement in a memory (212), and receives and stores (504) the pricing information. The meter apparatus calculates (610) a billable cost incurred during the predetermined interval, from the measurement and the pricing of the utility commodity corresponding to the time of the measurement.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5590179 (1996-12-01), Shincovich et al.
patent: 5696695 (1997-12-01), Ehlers et al.
patent: 5842187 (1998-11-01), Williams

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