Environmental sensor-based radio transmitter of a utility meter system
AssigneeNeptune Technology Group Inc.
InventorDavid Hamilton
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Abstract
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a meter interface device may measure a temperature associated with the meter interface device, and use the measured temperature as a basis to regulate the transmission and the reception of data between the meter interface device and a wireless network. The meter interface device may also measure voltage, and use the measured voltage as a basis to regulate the transmission and the reception of data.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- storing, by a meter interface device communicatively coupled to a utility meter, a temperature threshold value;
- identifying, by the meter interface device, a trigger event;
- measuring, by the meter interface device based on the identifying, a temperature of the meter interface device;
- comparing, by the meter interface device based on the measuring, the temperature to the temperature threshold value;
- determining, by the meter interface device based on the comparing, whether the temperature satisfies the temperature threshold value;
- and
- executing, by the meter interface device, an operational response based on determining that the temperature does not satisfy the temperature threshold value, wherein the operational response regulates at least one of transmitting data to or receiving data from a wireless network.
A meter interface device of a utility meter comprising:
- a wireless communication interface;
- a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
- store a temperature threshold value;
- identify a trigger event;
- measure, in response to the identification of the trigger event, a temperature of the meter interface device;
- compare, in response to the measurement of the temperature, the temperature to the temperature threshold value;
- determine, in response to the comparison, whether the temperature satisfies the temperature threshold value;
- and
- execute an operational response based on a determination that the temperature does not satisfy the temperature threshold value, wherein the operational response regulates at least one of transmitting data to or receiving data from a wireless network.
A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a meter interface device, which when executed cause the meter interface device to:
- store a temperature threshold value;
- identify a trigger event;
- measure, in response to the identification of the trigger event, a temperature of the meter interface device;
- compare, in response to the measurement of the temperature, the temperature to the temperature threshold value;
- determine, in response to the comparison, whether the temperature satisfies the temperature threshold value;
- and
- execute an operational response based on a determination that the temperature does not satisfy the temperature threshold value, wherein the operational response regulates at least one of transmitting data to or receiving data from a wireless network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.