In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to deactivate a utility meter. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes the step of reading a first status indicator associated with the utility meter in a memory of a utility meter management host processor, and the step of determining...http://www.google.fr/patents/US8005576?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8005576 - Method for deactivating a utility meter