METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC LOCATION-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF A REMOVABLE METER UNIT

摘要

A meter apparatus and method of operating a removable meter apparatus are described. The meter apparatus includes a tag associated with unique tag identification information and configured to be permanently affixed to a location housing at a unique physical location, and includes a removable meter unit configured to mate with the location housing and receive the tag identification from the tag and report the tag identification to a data manager configured to associate an identifier of the removable meter unit with the tag identification and unique physical location, and associate configuration information for the physical location with the removable meter unit and the tag identification. The unique physical location can comprise a single-space parking location.

主权项

1. A meter apparatus comprising: a housing fixedly placed at a unique physical location; and a removable meter unit configured to mate with the housing; the removable meter unit comprising: a wireless transceiver, a memory module, a processor configured to perform executable instructions, the instructions executable to configure the removable meter unit to:
(a) receive a tag identification from an RFID tag, the tag identification associated with the unique physical location; (b) transmit the tag identification to a remote data manager, the transmission made upon detection of a change in proximity between the RFID tag and the removable meter unit; (c) receive, from the data manager, information indicative of configuration information; and (d) update the configuration information with the removable meter unit.