System for automatically enforcing a demand reset in a fixed network of electricity meters
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1. A system for enforcing a demand reset in a meter operating within a wireless metering network, comprising:
- a network configuration server that determines a network state; and
a data collection server that receives meter data and a counter from said meter, wherein when said data collection server receives said meter data and said counter, said system compares said counter to a second counter, and if said counter is less than said second counter, said network configuration server requests said meter to download said meter data and perform a demand reset.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of enforcing a demand reset in a meter that communicates via a wireless network. When billing data is received by a server, it is accompanied by a demand reset counter. The counter is compared to a counter stored on the server. If they received counter is less than the server counter, it is determined that the meter missed a demand reset. The server then instructs the meter to perform a billing read and to perform a demand reset to ensure that accurate demand data is received by the server.
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1. A system for enforcing a demand reset in a meter operating within a wireless metering network, comprising:
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a network configuration server that determines a network state; and
a data collection server that receives meter data and a counter from said meter, wherein when said data collection server receives said meter data and said counter, said system compares said counter to a second counter, and if said counter is less than said second counter, said network configuration server requests said meter to download said meter data and perform a demand reset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for enforcing a demand reset in a meter operating within a wireless metering network, comprising:
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receiving meter data and a counter from a meter at a data collection server;
comparing said counter to a second counter; and
if said counter is less than said second counter, requesting said meter to download said meter data and perform a demand reset. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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12. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for instructing a computing device to perform the steps of enforcing a demand reset in a meter operating within a wireless metering network, said steps comprising:
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receiving meter data and a counter from a meter at a data collection server;
comparing said counter to a second counter; and
if said counter is less than said second counter, requesting said meter to download said meter data and perform a demand reset. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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