ALARM REPORTING THROUGH UTILITY METER READING INFRASTRUCTURE
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1. A system comprising:
- a utility meter of a utility company that measures consumption of a utility within a space occupied by a user;
a wireless fault detector associated with the utility located within the space; and
a wireless transmitter of the utility meter that receives a fault message from the fault detector, confirms consumption of the utility within the space and transmits a fault message that identifies the space to the utility company.
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Abstract
A system is provided that includes a utility meter of a utility company that measures consumption of a utility within a space occupied by a user, a wireless fault detector associated with the utility located within the space and a wireless transmitter of the utility meter that receives a fault message from the fault detector, confirms consumption of the utility within the space and transmits a fault message that identifies the space to the utility company.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a utility meter of a utility company that measures consumption of a utility within a space occupied by a user; a wireless fault detector associated with the utility located within the space; and a wireless transmitter of the utility meter that receives a fault message from the fault detector, confirms consumption of the utility within the space and transmits a fault message that identifies the space to the utility company. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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12. A system comprising:
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a utility meter that measures consumption of a utility within a user space; a transceiver of the utility meter; a fault sensor that detects faults in the user space associated with the consumption of the utility within the space and that reports detected faults to the transceiver; and a high reliability reporting system coupled to the transceiver that reports the detected faults to a utility company that supplies the utility. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a utility meter that measures consumption of a utility within a user space where said utility is provided by a utility company; a transceiver of the utility meter; a fault sensor that detects faults in the user space associated with the consumption of the utility within the space and that reports detected faults to the transceiver; a security panel within a protected space coupled to the transceiver; and a high reliability reporting system coupled to the transceiver that reports the detected faults to the utility company. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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