Apparatus and method for translating automatic meter reading signals to instantaneous meter readings

The resource monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein said each of said plurality of resource monitors transmits said one or more of said corresponding plurality of meter identifiers and current readings to said resource server at least at least every 30 seconds.

The resource monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein the resource monitor receives power for said commissioning processor, said meter reading processor, and said meter receiver from a power outlet within a facility that is within said radio range.

A method for instantaneous monitoring of consumption of a resource, the method comprising:

• pairing with a client device via a Bluetooth link, receiving WIFI network credentials through a client application executing on the client device, transmitting the credentials over a WIFI network to commission the resource monitor onto the WIFI network, and initiating communications with a resource server over the internet cloud via the WIFI network;
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• receiving one or more meter identifiers from the resource server via the internet cloud for a corresponding one or more resource meters within radio range, tuning a meter receiver to each of a plurality of narrowband frequency channels to detect and decode radio signals transmitted by the one or more resource meters, extracting the one or more meter identifiers along with a corresponding one or more meter readings from decoded radio signals, and periodically transmitting the one or more meter identifiers along with the corresponding one or more meter readings to the resource server over the internet cloud.