Patent Document ID: 20110071866
Application ID: 12564332
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A system for detecting suspect meter reads in a print environment, the system comprising: a computing device; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device, the computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions for: receiving a plurality of historical meter read values associated with a print-related service, selecting a model set comprising one or more of the plurality of historical meter read values, using a predictive model to determine an anticipated meter read value and a corresponding forecast error value from the model set, determining an updated forecast error value by multiplying a sensitivity value associated with the predictive model by the forecast error value, determining a threshold value by summing the anticipated meter read value and the updated forecast error value, identifying an actual meter read value, determining an average rate associated with the actual meter read value, and flagging the actual meter read value as suspect based on a comparison of the average rate and the threshold value.