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Method and apparatus for utility usage monitoring

  • US 8,299,939 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2009
  • Issued: 10/30/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • collecting utility data, at a set-top box, from a utility meter of a subscriber;

    determining whether the utility data satisfies a usage threshold of the subscriber;

    generating a notification based on the determination;

    presenting the notification via the set-top box;

    prompting, via the set-top box, to determine whether deviation from the usage threshold is acceptable to the subscriber; and

    prompting, via the set-top box, for dispatching a utility service technician of a utility provider associated with the utility meter.

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