Brian A Forrester

US Patent:

20040243525, Dec 2, 2004

Filed:

Jul 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/884076

Inventors:

Brian Forrester - Greer SC, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/412000, 705/001000

Abstract:

A system for assisting in administration of utility service. The system contains two computer readable media. A set of customer information is embodied in the first computer readable medium having account information for customers. A first set of computer readable instructions is for retrieving account information for at least one customer that is delinquent in payment, determining whether the utility service of the customer should be disconnected, creating disconnection information containing customer location information, sending disconnection information to the second computer readable medium representing the customer's service is to be disconnected. The system may also include a second set of computer readable instructions for receiving disconnection information from the first computer readable medium to provide the location of at least one customer to have utility services disconnected, and receiving status information representing the status of the disconnection process, and transmitting the status information to the first computer readable medium.

US Patent:

20040225626, Nov 11, 2004

Filed:

Apr 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/827188

Inventors:

Brian Forrester - Greer SC, US

International Classification:

G06F009/00

US Classification:

705/412000

Abstract:

A system and method for assisting in the installation of automated meter reading technology and more specifically, to the administrative tasks associated with replacing of traditional meter with meters allowing for automated readings. The invention allows a user to receive data concerning a utility meter upgrade from a host computer to a handheld device, input data concerning the upgrade on a handheld computer, and then transmit the data back to host computer, thus updating the information on the host computer.