External Access To Meter Display
First Claim
1. A method of operating a utility meter including metrology circuitry and a meter display, the method comprising:
- a) displaying meter data on the meter display according to a standard meter display routine, the meter data including data from the metrology circuitry;
b) receiving a message at the utility meter from a source external to the metrology circuitry; and
c) displaying the received message on the meter display.
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Abstract
A utility meter comprises a measurement circuit configured to measure consumption data, a memory configured to store meter data including the consumption data, and a receiver configured to receive a priority message from a source external to the utility meter. A meter display on the meter comprises a plurality of display segments. The meter display is configured to display the meter data according to a standard meter display routine. The meter display is further configured to display the priority message on at least a first portion of the plurality of display segments such that meter data normally displayed during the standard meter display routine is not displayed on the first portion of the plurality of display segments. A meter controller is configured to determine whether the standard meter display routine should be interrupted or overridden in order to display the remote message.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of operating a utility meter including metrology circuitry and a meter display, the method comprising:
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a) displaying meter data on the meter display according to a standard meter display routine, the meter data including data from the metrology circuitry;
b) receiving a message at the utility meter from a source external to the metrology circuitry; and
c) displaying the received message on the meter display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A utility meter comprising:
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a measurement circuit configured to measure consumption and provide consumption data;
a memory configured to store meter data, the meter data including the consumption data;
a receiver configured to receive a message from a source other than the measurement circuit;
a meter display comprising a plurality of display segments, the meter display configured to display the meter data according to a standard meter display routine, the meter display further configured to display the received message on at least a first portion of the plurality of display segments such that meter data normally displayed during the standard meter display routine is not displayed on the first portion of the plurality of display segments. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a utility meter including a meter display, the method comprising:
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a) displaying consumption data on the meter display;
b) receiving a priority message at the utility meter from a remote source external to the utility meter; and
c) updating the meter display to display the priority message on the meter display. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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Specification