IN-HOME DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method executed by a processor for obtaining a specified time interval of consumption data from a utility meter, the method comprising:
- collecting network traffic originating from the utility meter that contains consumption data;
identifying an omitted interval of consumption data that was not collected when transmitted from the utility meter at a scheduled time;
generating and sending a command to the utility meter requesting the omitted interval of consumption data; and
receiving the requested interval of consumption data in response to the command.
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Abstract
Generally described, the disclosed subject matter is directed to providing enhanced features regarding the consumption of utility services. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided for obtaining a specified time interval of consumption data using the two-way communication ability of a utility meter. Specifically, the method includes capturing network traffic originating from the utility meter that contains consumption data. Then, processing is performed to identify any intervals of consumption data that were not successfully collected. If an interval of consumption data was not successfully collected when transmitted at a scheduled time, the method generates and sends a request to the utility meter to obtain the omitted interval.
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20 Claims
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1. A method executed by a processor for obtaining a specified time interval of consumption data from a utility meter, the method comprising:
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collecting network traffic originating from the utility meter that contains consumption data; identifying an omitted interval of consumption data that was not collected when transmitted from the utility meter at a scheduled time; generating and sending a command to the utility meter requesting the omitted interval of consumption data; and receiving the requested interval of consumption data in response to the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A metering system for transmitting a message from a utility service provider to an in-home display, comprising;
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a host server configured to create and instigate transmission of a message over a wide area network; a collection device configured to receive the message from the host server in a first format utilized to transmit the message over a wide area network, and cause the message to be transmitted to an in-home display in one or more encoded packets that utilize metering protocols; and an in-home display configured to receive and decode one or more packets that adhere to metering protocols, identify the one or more packets that contain the message received from the collection device, and implement processing to cause the message to be displayed on a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An in-home display for obtaining consumption data from a remote device, comprising:
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a processor; a radio-based communication system for communicating data between the in-home display and the remote device; a computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the in-home display to; collect one or more transmissions of data from the remote device that quantifies the consumption of a utility service; determine whether consumption data for each time interval within a consumption profile period was collected; and if consumption data for a time interval within the consumption profile period was not collected, utilize metering protocols to query and obtain the omitted time interval from the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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