Patent ID: 6801865
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
A commodity meter management system, comprising:a commodity meter operating according to an actual configuration parameter; a server located remotely from the commodity meter; a communication medium coupled to the commodity meter and to the server; a transmitter coupled to the commodity meter to transmit the actual configuration parameter of the commodity meter to the server via the communication medium; a receiver coupled to the server to receive the actual configuration parameter from the commodity meter via the communication medium; a database coupled to the server, the database storing a default configuration parameter for the commodity meter; and an application adapted to compare the default configuration parameter with the actual configuration parameter; the application being further adapted to reset the actual configuration parameter of the commodity meter to the default parameter of the commodity meter; the application being further adapted to record information regarding resetting of the actual configuration parameter to the default configuration parameter.