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System, method and integrated circuit chip for wireless multi-network meter reading

  • US 8,988,249 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2010
  • Issued: 03/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless data-collection system comprising:

  • a remote asset; and

    a wireless data-transfer device connected to the remote asset for collecting data from or about the remote asset, the wireless device including;

    a radiofrequency transceiver for wirelessly transmitting the data; and

    an integrated circuit chip having a memory for storing a plurality of subscriber identifiers corresponding to different wireless networks and for further storing network selection rules applied by a processor for selecting one subscriber identifier and for causing the radiofrequency transceiver to transmit the data using one of the wireless networks corresponding to the subscriber identifier selected by the processor, wherein the wireless data-transfer device is configured to wirelessly receive a new subscriber identifier for a new wireless network.

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