To send utility meter alerts to let homeowners know their energy consumption before receiving bills at the end of a month.
In one embodiment of systems 100 for sending utility meter alerts in response to a predetermined threshold condition being met at a utility meter 110, the utility meter 110 has a communications stack 114 embedded therein, and the communications stack 114 is configured to send an alert through a network 120 in response to a predetermined threshold being met. In another embodiment, a server is communicatively connected to the utility meter 110, and the server is configured to send an alert through a network 120 in response to a predetermined threshold being met at the utility meter 110. In either embodiment, the alert can comprise an email, a Short Message Service (SMS), a voice alert, or an instant message.
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BRADLEY RICHARD REE
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka