Invertible metering apparatus and related methods
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing orientation sensor to provide a first signal representative of an orientation of a housing of a meter;
a stencil orientation sensor to provide a second signal representative of an orientation of a stencil of the meter; and
an orientation validator to receive the first and second signals, the orientation validator to determine, based on the first signal and the second signal, whether an orientation of the stencil relative to an orientation of the housing is valid.
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Abstract
Example invertible metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing orientation determiner and a stencil orientation determiner. The example apparatus also includes an orientation validator to determine whether a detected orientation of the stencil relative to a detected orientation of the housing is valid.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing orientation sensor to provide a first signal representative of an orientation of a housing of a meter; a stencil orientation sensor to provide a second signal representative of an orientation of a stencil of the meter; and an orientation validator to receive the first and second signals, the orientation validator to determine, based on the first signal and the second signal, whether an orientation of the stencil relative to an orientation of the housing is valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, an orientation of a housing of a meter; determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, an orientation of a stencil; determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, whether the orientation of the stencil relative to the orientation of the housing is valid; and initiating an alarm, by executing an instruction with a processor, in response to determining that the orientation of the stencil relative to the orientation of the housing is not valid. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, an orientation of a housing of a meter, wherein the determining of the orientation of the housing includes detecting if the housing is in at least one of a first orientation or a second orientation, the first orientation being different than the second orientation, and wherein the determining of the orientation of the housing further includes detecting if the housing is in at least one of a third orientation or a fourth orientation, the third orientation being different than the fourth orientation; determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, an orientation of a stencil; determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, whether the orientation of the stencil relative to the orientation of the housing is valid; and controlling operation of a plurality of lights based on at least one of the orientation of the housing or the orientation of the stencil. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A tangible computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:
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determine an orientation of a housing of a meter; determine an orientation of a stencil; determine whether the orientation of the stencil relative to the orientation of the housing is valid; and initiating an alarm in response to a determination that the orientation of the stencil relative to the orientation of the housing is not valid. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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