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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Mark E. Rodgers, Jackson, MS (US);
Mark E. Rodgers, Jackson, MS (US);
SmartSynch, Inc., Jackson, MS (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to deactivate a utility meter. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes the step of reading a first status indicator associated with the utility meter in a memory of a utility meter management host processor, and the step of determining if the status of the utility meter is active. The method further includes the step of sending a first deactivation request message from the utility meter management host processor to an on-premise processor, and the step of deactivating the utility meter. The method further includes the step of sending a first acknowledgement deactivation message from the on-premise processor to the utility meter management host processor, and the step of recording, in the memory of the utility meter management host processor, a date and an activation status indicator associated with the utility meter.