Versatile radio packeting for automatic meter reading systems

Details Versatile radio packeting for automatic meter reading systems Versatile radio packeting for automatic meter reading systems

2007-02-05

2010-11-09

Patel, Jayanti K (Department: 2465)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S469000, C370S471000, C370S472000, C370S473000, C370S474000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07830874

ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems of providing positive outage notification are described. In some examples, the system determines there is an outage at a facility and transmits multiple messages notifying a utility of the outage. In some examples, the messages are received at multiple message collectors. In some examples, the system determines restoration procedures based on the messages.

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