Patent ID: 7830272
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G01D,G06Q,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A remote display chain, comprising: a multi-master serial bus; at least one metering device coupled to the multi-master serial bus and including a sensor for sensing characteristics of a utility monitored by the at least one metering device and a microprocessor programmed to communicate monitored data indicating the characteristics via an interface; and a remote display unit coupled to the multi-master serial bus and including an input panel coupled to an input-output port that outputs user input data from the input panel to the multi-master serial bus and at least one electronic display for displaying first data indicative of at least one of the characteristics associated with the monitored data received from the at least one metering device, the at least one electronic display having an associated address, wherein the at least one metering device is programmed to respond to the user input data and send over the multi-master serial bus second data indicative of at least another one of the characteristics associated with the monitored data to the address of the at least one electronic display associated with the remote display unit.