Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated data collection, anomaly detection and investigation, such as integrated mobile utility meter reading, theft detection and investigation system
- Patent Title (中): 集成数据采集,异常检测和调查,如综合移动电表读数,盗窃检测和调查系统
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Application No.: US11692991Application Date: 2007-03-29
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Publication No.: US07986246B2Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Bruce Angelis , Eric Miller
- Applicant: Bruce Angelis , Eric Miller
- Applicant Address: US WA Liberty Lake
- Assignee: Itron, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Itron, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Liberty Lake
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: G08C15/06
- IPC: G08C15/06

Abstract:
An automated method and system for use during manual data collection, such as utility data collection, compares collected data with additional data to determine if the collected data deviates from an expected value, which may indicate a tamper, theft, leak, malfunction, etc. The method may provide one or more notifications or in-field investigation instructions in response thereto.
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