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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2010
Mark K. Cornwall, Spokane, WA (US);
Barry Cahill-o'brien, Spokane, WA (US);
Mark K. Cornwall, Spokane, WA (US);
Barry Cahill-O'Brien, Spokane, WA (US);
ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are an in home display apparatus and methodology for displaying utility consumption and other related information to a consumer. The display device monitors transmissions from a utility consumption endpoint on a meter for user readable display. Messages relevant to the consumer may be sent to the endpoint to be relayed along with bubbled-up data from the endpoint on the meter to the in home display device. Flags related to certain of the messages may be set by the endpoint and cleared by the in home display device as a mechanism for acknowledging receipt of messages. Network readers see that set flags have been cleared and thus confirm message delivery to the network.