Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
Edwards, Jr., Timothy (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
C340S870110, C700S089000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07109882
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for reading endpoints used for tracking consumption of a utility may allow the sequencing of meters/endpoints in a meter reading route, such as a mobile automatic meter reading route. The sequencing may include receiving an indication of a collection of endpoints comprising a meter reading route, wherein each endpoint stores utility consumption data, then executing the meter reading route. Executing the meter reading route may include identifying and reading a first endpoint on the meter reading route, receiving input used in identifying a next endpoint to be read on the meter reading route, identifying a next endpoint to be read on the meter reading route based on the received input, and reading the identified next endpoint. One or more of these tasks may be performed repeatedly until all the endpoints on the meter reading route are read or otherwise acknowledged as unreadable, etc.
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Angelis Bruce
Simon Robert
Edwards, Jr. Timothy
Itron, Inc.
Perkins Coie LLP
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