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System and method for collecting information from utility meters

  • US 20090153356A1
  • Filed: 12/18/2007
  • Published: 06/18/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating between a collector meter and cellular interface comprising:

  • providing the collector meter, the collector meter having a first communications means for communicating to a plurality of utility metering devices, the collector meter having a second communications means;

    providing the cellular interface, the cellular interface having the second communication means and a wireless telephonic communication means;

    collecting utility usage data from the plurality of utility meters by the collector meter utilizing the first communication means;

    communicating the utility usage data from the collector meter to the cellular interface using the second communication means; and

    ,sending the utility usage data from the cellular interface to a utility receiving center using the wireless telephonic means.

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