System and method to communicate flow information between a service distribution line and a destination point

A method to communicate flow information between a service distribution line and a destination point, the method comprising:

• measuring, by a measuring device, flow of a substance in a medium between said service distribution line and said destination point;
• communicatively coupling to said flow measuring device a first flow information communicator, said first flow information communicator being an ultrasound emitter coupled to said medium;
• and
• communicating said flow information between the first flow information communicator and a second flow information communicator, said second flow information communicator being an ultrasound receiver coupled to said medium.

A set of instructions residing in a storage medium, said set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor to implement a method of communicating flow information between a service distribution line and a destination point, the method comprising:

• measuring, by a measuring device, flow of a substance in a medium between said service distribution line and said destination point;
• communicatively coupling to said flow measuring device a first flow information communicator, said first flow information communicator being an ultrasound emitter coupled to said medium;
• communicating said flow information between the first flow information communicator and a second flow information communicator, said second flow information communicator being an ultrasound receiver coupled to said medium;
• storing said flow information by a second data unit communicatively coupled to said second flow information communicator;
• and
• communicating with a remote utility service provider by said second data unit.

A system to communicate flow information between a service distribution line and a destination point, the system comprising:

• a measuring device for measuring flow of a substance in a medium between a service distribution line and a destination point;
• a first flow information communicator communicatively coupled to said flow measuring device, wherein the first flow information communicator is a hammer device coupled to said medium;
• and
• a second flow information communicator, wherein the second flow information communicator is a sound detection device coupled to said medium;
• and
• the flow information is to be communicated between said first flow information communicator and said second flow information communicator.

A method to communicate flow information between a service distribution line and a destination point, the method comprising:

• measuring, by a measuring device, flow of a substance in a medium between said service distribution line and said destination point;
• communicatively coupling to said flow measuring device a first flow information communicator, said first flow information communicator is a modulated light source coupled to said medium;
• and
• communicating said flow information between the first flow information communicator and a second flow information communicator, said second flow information communicator is a light detector coupled to said medium.