METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE METERING
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1. A system for mobile metering comprising:
- a plurality of white space meters, wherein the white space meters are not connected to a network and are communicatively coupled to each other, wherein a white space meter within the plurality of white space meters is designated a collector; and
a field device connected to a mobile communication device for accessing at least one white space meter in the plurality of white space meters in order to perform at least one task, wherein the field device comprises a task list, the task list comprising the at least one task to be performed on at least one white space meter.
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A system for mobile metering. The system comprises a plurality of white space meters, wherein the white space meters are not connected to a network and are communicatively coupled to each other, wherein a white space meter within the plurality of white space meters is designated a collector; and a field device connected to a mobile communication device for accessing at least one white space meter in the plurality of white space meters in order to perform at least one task, wherein the field device comprises a task list, the task list comprising the at least one task to be performed on at least one white space meter.
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1. A system for mobile metering comprising:
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a plurality of white space meters, wherein the white space meters are not connected to a network and are communicatively coupled to each other, wherein a white space meter within the plurality of white space meters is designated a collector; and a field device connected to a mobile communication device for accessing at least one white space meter in the plurality of white space meters in order to perform at least one task, wherein the field device comprises a task list, the task list comprising the at least one task to be performed on at least one white space meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer implemented method for mobile metering comprising:
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receiving a task list on a mobile programmable field device connected to a mobile communication device for accessing at least one white space meter within a local mesh network, wherein the task list comprises at least one task to perform on the at least one white space meter; accessing the white space meter on which to perform the at least one task through a designated collector within the local mesh network, wherein a white space meter within the plurality of white space meters is designated the collector; performing the at least one task on the white space meter; routing data resulting from the performance of the at least one task to the collector; transmitting the data from the collector to the mobile programmable field device; and recording data regarding the at least one task on the mobile programmable field device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for mobile metering comprising:
a mobile programmable field device comprising; a USB transceiver for facilitating communication between the field device and a collector, wherein the collector is a white space meter in a plurality of white space meters that are not connected to a network, and are communicatively connected to each other; a mobile metering application for interacting via the USB transceiver with the collector in order to perform at least one task identified on a task list on a white space meter in the plurality of white space meters; a memory to store information collected from the white space meter in the plurality of white space meters; and wherein the mobile programmable field device is adapted to transmit the stored information to a server when the field device is within range of the server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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