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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Landis+gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Pushpesh Kumar Deshmukh, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system for generating and applying a secure token in a resource distribution network is provided. For example, a headend system generates a payment-based token based on a payment made for a meter. The payment-based token indicates a credit value to be applied to the meter. The credit value can range from a negative credit value limit and a positive credit value limit. The payment-based token is further generated based on a meter identifier. The headend system transmits the payment-based token to the meter via at least a mesh network. After receiving the payment-based token, the meter validates the payment-based token to determine that the payment-based token is generated for the meter. The meter further determines the balance associated with the meter based on the credit value specified in the payment-based token. Based on the balance, the meter connects or disconnects premises associated with the meter from a resource supply.