Patent ID: 6351737
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: G01R,G06Q

Abstract:
Apparatus adapted to be responsive to sources of plural metered or recorded consumption values, each representing consumption during a finite metered period (the Metered Period) and a set of weightings defined for successive accounting periods (Accounting Periods), each metered period being of longer duration than the accounting periods, the apparatus comprising:means for determining the metered period aggregate weighting for each metered period by summing the weightings for those accounting periods encompassed by the metered period, said means for determining being connected to be responsive to signals indicating numeric values of the periods, and means connected to be responsive to the means for determining for producing a rate of consumption indication by dividing an indication of the consumption value by an indication of metered period aggregate weighting (the Metered Period Aggregate Accounting Period), said means for producing being connected to be responsive to the means for determining.