Meter maintenance and tampering detection system and method
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for managing an end-device connected to a commodity delivery system, the end-device included in an enclosure including a door, the method comprising:
- determining, with a network interface controller, if the door is open;
when the door is open, determining, with the network interface controller, if the end device is in an ignore mode;
automatically, with the network interface controller, disconnecting the end-device from the commodity delivery system when the door is open and the end-device is not in an ignore mode; and
maintaining, with the network interface controller, a current operating state of the end-device when the door is open and the end-device is in an ignore mode.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for managing an end-device connected to a commodity delivery network. One device includes computer-readable medium containing instructions for managing the end-device and a processor for executing the instructions. The instructions include instructions for detecting tampering of the end-device, ignoring the detected tampering when the end-device has been placed in an ignore mode, and automatically disconnecting the end-device from the commodity delivery system based on the detected tampering when the end-device has not been placed in the ignore mode.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing an end-device connected to a commodity delivery system, the end-device included in an enclosure including a door, the method comprising:
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determining, with a network interface controller, if the door is open; when the door is open, determining, with the network interface controller, if the end device is in an ignore mode; automatically, with the network interface controller, disconnecting the end-device from the commodity delivery system when the door is open and the end-device is not in an ignore mode; and maintaining, with the network interface controller, a current operating state of the end-device when the door is open and the end-device is in an ignore mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for managing an end-device connected to a commodity delivery system, the system comprising:
a network interface controller configured to; determine if a door of an enclosure that includes the end-device is open, when the door is open, determine if the end-device is in an ignore mode, automatically disconnect the end-device from the commodity delivery system when the door is open and the end-device is not in an ignore mode, and maintain a current operating state of the end-device when the door is open and the end-device is in an ignore mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to manage an end-device connected to a commodity delivery system, by performing the steps of:
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determining if a door of an enclosure that includes the end-device is open; when the door is open, determining if the end device is in an ignore mode; automatically disconnecting the end-device from the commodity delivery system when the door is open and the end-device is not in an ignore mode; and maintaining a current operating state of the end-device when the door is open and the end-device is in an ignore mode. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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