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FILTERING OF METER READING DATA

  • US 20100188259A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2009
  • Published: 07/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a metering environment that includes a plurality of collectors and a utility meter, a method of filtering data that is transmitted from the utility meter, comprising:

  • ranking the relative ability of the plurality of collectors to capture transmissions from the utility meter;

    based on the relative ranking, identifying at least one collector from the plurality of collectors that will be configured to disregard transmissions that originate from the utility meter; and

    providing the at least one collector with network configuration information for differentiating between transmissions containing data that will be forwarded to a utility service provider from transmissions that originate from the utility meter.

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