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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
Landis+gyr, Llc, Lafayette, IN (US);
Hua Kang, Lafayette, IN (US);
David Schamber, Lafayette, IN (US);
Landis+Gyr, LLC, Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A method is used in a utility meter having an arm bit and a seal bit. The method includes changing a state of the arm bit to a first state in response to a first set of conditions. The method also includes removing electrical power from the meter. Upon subsequently applying electrical power to the meter, a first signal in a meter processing circuit indicates whether a meter cover is installed or the meter cover is removed. The processing circuit changes the seal bit to a first state responsive to a condition in which the arm bit is in the first state and the first signal indicates that the meter cover is installed. The processing circuit changes the seal bit to a second state responsive to a condition in which the seal bit is in the first state and the first signal indicates that the meter cover is removed.