Patent ID: 11867542
Assignee: ITRON, INC.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A gas meter, comprising:
a processor;
a metrology unit controlled by the processor;
a radio controlled by the processor; and
a memory device in communication with the processor, and containing statements, which when executed by the processor perform actions comprising:
obtaining a flowrate of gas at a first device;
disaggregating the flowrate of gas to obtain a representation of a flowrate of gas corresponding to an appliance having a generally fixed-rate of gas consumption;
determining, based at least in part on the representation of the flowrate of gas corresponding to the appliance, and based at least in part on a representation of historical gas flowrate to the appliance, that gas pressure at the first device is lower than expected;
obtaining information from a second device indicative of its gas pressure;
determining, based on the gas pressure at the first device being lower than expected and based on the obtained information from the second device indicative of its gas pressure, whether a low gas pressure situation exists in a regional area;
generating a message, based at least in part on the determination; and
transmitting the message.