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Method and apparatus for monitoring the provision of a utility

  • US 20040204914A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2004
  • Published: 10/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of remotely monitoring the provision of at least one utility at one or more locations in substantially real-time, the utility being provided via a TV transmission line, the method comprising the steps of:

  • remotely interrogating at least one control device via the TV transmission line at at least one of the locations, the or each control device having a unique address; and

    the or each interrogated control device, via the TV transmission line, responding with a return signal which can be processed to obtain substantially real-time information concerning the current usage of the or each utility at the or each location.

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