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Method and apparatus for obtaining information from a utility meter

  • US 6,985,173 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2001
  • Issued: 01/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of obtaining information from a utility meter, the method comprising using a digital camera to take a digital image of information displayed on the utility meter, passing the digital image to a computing means and using the computing means to extract information displayed on the utility meter from the image,wherein the computing means extracts information displayed on the utility meter from the image by calibrating the image, and wherein the step of calibrating the image comprises identifying two points in the image, the two points being points on two different features within the image and which correspond to points which are at known relative positions on the utility meter.

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