System and method for communicating and control of automated meter reading
First Claim
1. A meter for collecting and communicating flow data for a commodity including a liquid, a gas, or electricity transported via a metered system, using wireless data transfer, the meter comprising:
- a housing;
a sensor means for sensing a resource flow rate;
a register means for registering data input thereto, said register means comprising a processor means for processing data input thereto;
a wireless transmitter means for performing at least one of outputting the sensed data from the meter and receiving instruction information from an interface means external to the meter; and
an interface means external to the meter for performing at least one of receiving data output from the meter and outputting instruction information to the meter;
wherein the sensor means, the register means and the wireless transmitter means are disposed within the housing.
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Abstract
A meter for collecting and communicating flow data for a commodity including a liquid, a gas, or electricity transported via a metered system, using wireless data transfer, the meter including a housing, a sensor for sensing a resource flow rate, and a register for registering data input thereto, the register including a processor for processing data input thereto. A wireless transmitter is also provided for outputting the sensed data from the meter or receiving instruction information through an antenna. A TouchRead interface may also be provided for outputting the sensed data from the meter or receiving instruction information from a device external to the meter, which receives data output from the meter and/or outputs instruction information to the meter. The sensor, the processor, and the wireless transmitter are disposed within the housing.
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16 Claims
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1. A meter for collecting and communicating flow data for a commodity including a liquid, a gas, or electricity transported via a metered system, using wireless data transfer, the meter comprising:
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a housing;
a sensor means for sensing a resource flow rate;
a register means for registering data input thereto, said register means comprising a processor means for processing data input thereto;
a wireless transmitter means for performing at least one of outputting the sensed data from the meter and receiving instruction information from an interface means external to the meter; and
an interface means external to the meter for performing at least one of receiving data output from the meter and outputting instruction information to the meter;
wherein the sensor means, the register means and the wireless transmitter means are disposed within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. A meter for collecting and communicating flow data for a commodity including a liquid, a gas, or electricity transported via a metered system, using wireless data transfer, the meter comprising:
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a housing;
a sensor configured to output a signal representative of a resource flow rate;
a register cooperatively associated with a processor and configured to receive said signal output by said sensor, process said signal in accord with a communication protocol instruction set to adapt said signal for transmission by a transmitter, and store the processed signal in a data storage device;
a wireless transmitter configured to output said processed signal from the meter; and
a control interface disposed externally to the meter configured to perform least one of receiving data output from the meter and outputting instruction information to the meter;
wherein the sensor, the register, the processor, and the wireless transmitter are disposed within the housing.
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