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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Kenneth C. Shuey, Zebulon, NC (US);
Rodney C. Hemminger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert T. Mason, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Eugene W. Hodges, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Kenneth C. Shuey, Zebulon, NC (US);
Rodney C. Hemminger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert T. Mason, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Eugene W. Hodges, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Elster Electricity, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A dynamic self-configuring system for collecting metering data comprises a collector meter. The collector meter scans for meters that are operable to directly communicate with the collector and registers such meters as level one meters. The collector transmits instructions to the level one meters to scan for meters that are operable to directly communicate with the level one meters. The collector registers meters that respond as level two meters.