| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce network congestion in a smart utility meter system. <P>SOLUTION: A system, a method, and an apparatus include: providing, for a utility meter (105a-n, 205), a first communications interface (236) for communicating with a first network; providing, for the utility meter, a second communications interface (236) for communicating with a second network different from the first network; receiving or generating, by the utility meter (105a-n, 205), information having a destination; selecting any one of the first communications interface (236) and the second communications interface (236); and delivering the information to the destination via the selected communications interface (236). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
