METHOD AND SYSTEM OF READING OF UTILITY METER DATA OVER A NETWORK

摘要

A utility meter may be read by sending a request to read the meter from a meter reading application, which may be located on a utility server or on a n access point to a network, to a communications module associated with the utility meter. The communications module initiates a session with the utilit y meter, makes requests fro data from the associated utility meter, receives the responses to requests for data from the utility meter, and terminates t he session after receiving all the requested data from the meter. It then fo rmats the responses with the data received from the utility meter, and trans mits the formatted response to the meter reading application.