Patent ID: 8458312
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B67D,G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring one or more nodes of a distributed meter network, comprising: at least one physically measurable characteristic meter device at each node for metering a meterable material and for generating a signal representative of a corresponding metering rate of the meterable material; a computation device at each node in communication with the at least one physically measurable characteristic meter device for computing meter data based upon the generated signal, wherein the meter data comprises data selected from the group consisting of: a flow rate of the meterable material and a flow total of the meterable material; and an autonomous intelligent network interface module (AINIM) at each node and in communication with the computation device, wherein the AINIM comprises at least one microcontroller having firmware stored thereon that, when executed, causes the at least one microcontroller to: