Patent ID: 9383224
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G01D,H04L,H04W,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising a data collector and a plurality of end consumers connected to and supplied with a utility by a utility distribution station, wherein each end consumer comprises a metering device arranged to meter the end consumer's consumption of the utility supplied by the distribution station, wherein the metering device is arranged to: wherein the metering device is arranged to communicate with the data collector more frequently using the high frequency ID than using the low frequency ID, and wherein the data collector stores high frequency and low frequency IDs and is arranged to only accept consumption data carrying a said stored high frequency or a said low frequency ID, wherein the high frequency ID is anonymous to the data collector, so that the data collector cannot associate the consumption data reported by the metering device together with the high frequency ID with a particular metering device.