Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Utility usage
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-20
2008-05-20
Hayes, John W. (Department: 3628)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Utility usage
Reexamination Certificate
active
07376631
ABSTRACT:
Energy consumption meters are associated with owners who hold accounts with a power supplier. The meters are assigned meter identifiers and identifiers for their respective owners. Such a meter may be a parent meter having associated submeters. In response to being plugged into a power source from the power supplier, such a meter reports its owner identifier and meter identifier to the supplier. Also, in response to being plugged into a power source supplied by one of the parent meters, a meter communicates with the parent meter. This establishes that the parent meter is associated with the submeter. The submeter measures energy delivered reports this to the power supplier. Also, the indicated association of the submeter to the parent meter is reported to the power supplier. The receipt of this information enables the power supplier to debit and credit owner accounts in a manner permitting temporary associations of meters.
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King Jennifer E.
Peterson Robert R.
Richter Jon F.
Spivey Ian P.
Stading Tyron Jerrod
England Anthony V. S.
Erb Nathan H.
Hayes John W.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Roberts-Gerhardt Diana L.
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