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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2007
Warren T. Martin, Lafayette, IN (US);
David A. Stenberg, Lebanon, IN (US);
Warren T. Martin, Lafayette, IN (US);
David A. Stenberg, Lebanon, IN (US);
Landis+Gyr, Inc., Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A utility meter comprises a measurement circuit configured to measure consumption data, a memory configured to store meter data including the consumption data, and a receiver configured to receive a priority message from a source external to the utility meter. A meter display on the meter comprises a plurality of display segments. The meter display is configured to display the meter data according to a standard meter display routine. The meter display is further configured to display the priority message on at least a first portion of the plurality of display segments such that meter data normally displayed during the standard meter display routine is not displayed on the first portion of the plurality of display segments. A meter controller is configured to determine whether the standard meter display routine should be interrupted or overridden in order to display the remote message.