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TIME DIVERSIFIED PACKET PROTOCOL

  • US 20130257630A1
  • Filed: 04/03/2012
  • Published: 10/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reporting information from a meter in an automated meter reading system, comprising(a) receiving a packet of data from a meter interface unit (MIU) in communication with said meter, said packet containing at least one reading of said meter, each said reading being associated with an indicator reporting the time elapsed since said reading was taken based on a clock of said MIU;

  • (b) associating each reading in said packet with the actual time said reading was taken based upon a clock of said receiving device and said time indicator;

    repeating the preceding steps with a later packet, said later packet containing at least one of the same readings as said first packet, the elapsed time indicator of said same reading in said later packet being different than the elapsed time indicator of said same reading in said first packet;

    (d) comparing the actual time elapsed between said same readings based upon the clock of said receiving device with the reported time elapsed between said same readings based upon said elapsed time indicators.

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