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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
Christopher Lloyd Osterloh, Waseca, MN (US);
James Patrick Ogle, Spokane, WA (US);
Bret Gregory Holmdahl, Greenacres, WA (US);
Christopher Lloyd Osterloh, Waseca, MN (US);
James Patrick Ogle, Spokane, WA (US);
Bret Gregory Holmdahl, Greenacres, WA (US);
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Abstract
A utility company may schedule when and how endpoints report resource consumption data based on relative priorities of endpoints or the customers associated therewith. By associating endpoints with one of multiple different quality of service (QoS) levels, and sending each endpoint a reporting schedule based on its respective QoS level, the utility company may configure prioritized reporting of resource consumption data by endpoints of an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) with automatic meter reading (AMR).