Patent ID: 9117248
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A data management system comprising: a utility meter data collection system interface operative to receive utility usage data of at least one customer in numeric form provided by a utility meter data collection system in usage intervals of not less frequent than daily intervals; a utility billing system interface operative to receive billing-related data of said at least one customer, said billing-related data of said at least one customer being suitable for use in preparation of a utility bill of said at least one customer for a calendar period; a conversion application executable on a processor to convert the received utility usage data of said at least one customer from numeric form to a first graphical form that shows total daily usage information within each day of a billing reporting period of the utility bill of said at least one customer; a synchronization application executable on the processor wherein meter read times of the utility usage data are synchronized via interpolation to fit time zone boundaries of the billing reporting period; and means for delivering the first graphical form to the at least one customer.