Wireless meter reading (WMR)

• US 20040259523A1
• Filed: 06/16/2003
• Published: 12/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas L. Stenger
• Original Assignee: Thomas L. Stenger
• Inventors: Stenger, Thomas L.
• Application Number:
  US10/461,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20040259523A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/405
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/60 for transmitting utility meters data, i.e. transmission of data from the reader of the utility meter
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

The nature of this invention is to allow for the reading of utility meters water, gas and electric, to be done remotely, and the results transmitted by wireless means to a receiver, so that utility company'"'"'s can do away with manual labor in this operation. This will cut costs and time and increase accuracy in this business operation. This is a new concept since meter reading is done in person by a meter reader, or by approximation at the present time.

Claims

1. What I claim as my invention for this patent is, the idea of the wireless transmission of meter readings for all, electric, gas, and water customers, by the way of wireless transmission, by micro wave, or radio wave, or cell phone, or any other means through the airwaves to a receiver, for the purpose of billing and keeping track of the usage for all public and commercial utility customers.