Automated on-site meter registration confirmation using a portable, wireless computing device
First Claim
1. A method of verifying an installation of a meter, comprising:
- identifying said meter to a central computer using a mobile computing device;
verifying that said meter is in communication with said central computer;
inputting to said meter computer-executable instructions received from said central computer via said mobile computing device;
transmitting meter information to said central computer from said meter; and
comparing said meter information received to said mobile computing device via said central computer with meter information available at said meter.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a method and system for verifying an installation of an meter, for example, an electric power meter. The inventive method includes identifying the electric power meter to a central computer using a mobile computing device. The electric power meter receives computer-executable instructions from the central computer via the mobile computing device, and transmits meter information (e.g., power consumption readings, meter identification information, and meter location) to the central computer. The meter information received from the central computer is compared with meter information available at the electric power meter. The comparison may be accomplished visually by reading the meter and comparing the readings with the information received on the mobile computing device. Also, the comparison may be accomplished automatically by the mobile computing device based on the information it receives from the central computer and the information it receives from the electric power meter.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of verifying an installation of a meter, comprising:
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identifying said meter to a central computer using a mobile computing device;
verifying that said meter is in communication with said central computer;
inputting to said meter computer-executable instructions received from said central computer via said mobile computing device;
transmitting meter information to said central computer from said meter; and
comparing said meter information received to said mobile computing device via said central computer with meter information available at said meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of verifying an installation of a meter, comprising:
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receiving identification data for said meter from a mobile computing device;
transmitting computer-executable instructions based on said meter to said mobile computing device;
receiving meter performance information from said meter; and
transmitting said meter performance information to said mobile computing device via said central computer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of installing a meter, comprising:
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selecting a meter;
coupling said meter to an electric power line;
establishing communication with a central computer using a mobile computing device;
establishing communication with said meter using said mobile computing device;
providing meter data to said central computer using said mobile computing device;
receiving at said mobile computing device computer-executable instructions from said central computer, based on said meter data;
providing said computer-executable instructions to said meter using said mobile computing device;
establishing communication between said central computer and said meter;
receiving meter information at said mobile computing device via said central computer; and
comparing said received meter information with meter information available at said meter. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for verifying an installation of a meter, comprising:
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a central database, wherein said central database stores computer-executable instructions for installing said meter;
a central computer server in communication with said central computer database;
a meter in communication with said central computer server over a communication network; and
a mobile computing device in communication with said central computer server over said communication network and with said meter, wherein said mobile computing device identifies said meter to said central computer server and inputs to said meter computer-executable instructions received from said central computer. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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