Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring use of a commodity and for transmitting the measurement over a global computer information network to a remote location. The apparatus comprises a data acquisition and reporting device and an automatic meter reading device operatively arranged to measure use of a commodity and transmit the measurement over a global information network to the data acquisition and reporting device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 28, 1997
Date of Patent:
April 27, 1999
Assignee:
Jenney Systems Associates, Ltd.
Inventors:
William P. Jenney, Lawrence G. Szydlowski, Richard D. Ferguson, Carl A. Potaczala