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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Greenwave Systems Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Yee Fen Ching, Singapore, SG;
Fu Kin Fong, Singapore, SG;
Kong Wei Lye, Singapore, SG;
William Diehl, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Sonny Windstrup, Singapore, SG;
Karl Jonsson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Christian Vandendorpe, Amsterdam, NL;
Greenwave Systems Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A characteristic of a first utility meter is detected with a first probe head, and a characteristic of a second utility meter is detected with a second probe head. The characteristic of the first utility meter is dependent on a usage of a first utility metered by the first utility meter, and the characteristic of the second utility meter is dependent on a usage of a second utility metered by the second utility meter. Information related to the characteristic of the first utility meter is communicated from the first probe head to a communication unit, and information related to the characteristic of the second utility meter is communicated from the second probe head to the communication unit. A message is also sent from the communication unit indicating the usage of the first utility or the usage of the second utility.