REPORTING OF METER INDICATION

• US 20150153201A1
• Filed: 01/09/2013
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Movelo AB
• Original Assignee: Movelo AB
• Inventors: Hndel, Peter, Ohlsson, Martin, Ohlsson, Jens, Skog, Isaac
• Application Number:
  US14/370,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20150153201A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/00 Tariff metering apparatus in taximeters G07B13/00; apparatus actuated by coins, cards or the like with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas, or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/004 Remote reading of utility meters to a fixed location
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 9/00 Recording measured values
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/00 Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

Device (100) for reporting meter indication (160) for a movable machine or vehicle (150), comprising means for reading of one or more meter indications (210) for the movable machine or vehicle (150) via optical imaging with a camera, means for determination of an identity (220) of the movable machine or vehicle (150), means for determination of an identity (230) of a reporter (120), means for determination of a time (250) for the reading of one or more meter indications (210), means for determination of a position (240) of the movable machine or vehicle (150) at this time (250), means for checking of the identity (220) of the movable machine or vehicle (150) and the identity (230) of the reporter (120) against a list of approved identities and means for transfer of one or more meter indications (210), the identity (220) of the movable machine or vehicle (150), the identity (230) of the reporter (120), the time (250) and the position (240) to a central server (60).

Claims

1. A method for reporting meter indication for a movable machine or vehicle, the method comprising:

reading of at least one meter indication for the movable machine or vehicle via optical imaging with a camera;

determining of an identity of the movable machine or vehicle;

determining of an identity of a reporter;

determining of a time for the reading of the at least one meter indication;

determining of a position of the movable machine or vehicle at the time for the reading of the at least one meter indication;

checking of the identity of the movable machine or vehicle and the identity of the reporter against a list of approved identities; and

transferring of the at least one meter indication for the movable machine or vehicle, the identity of the movable machine or vehicle, the identity of the reporter, the time for the reading of the at least one meter indication, and the position of the movable machine or vehicle at the time for the reading of the at least one meter indication to a central server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the identity of the movable machine or vehicle is done via optical imaging with a camera.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transferring is done wirelessly via radio.

4. The method according to any preceding claim 1, wherein the at least one meter indication for the movable machine or vehicle refers to at least one of the following quantities:

time; and

distance.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the checking of the identity of the movable machine or vehicle is done by checking against a central vehicle register.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the position of the movable machine or vehicle is done by at least one of the following:

satellite based positioning systems; and

mobile phone based positioning systems.

7. A device for reporting meter indication for a movable machine or vehicle, the device comprising:

means for reading of at least one meter indication for the movable machine or vehicle via optical imaging with a camera;

means for determining of an identity of the movable machine or vehicle;

means for determining of an identity of a reporter;

means for determining of a time for the reading of the at least one meter indication;

means for determining of a position of the movable machine or vehicle at the time for the reading of the at least one meter indication;

means for checking of the identity of the movable machine or vehicle and the identity of the reporter against a list of approved identities; and

means for transferring of said the at least one meter indication for the movable machine or vehicle, the identity of the movable machine or vehicle, the identity of the reporter, the time for the reading of the at least one meter indication, and the position of the movable machine or vehicle at the time for the reading of the at least one meter indication.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the means for determining of the identity of the movable machine or vehicle comprises a camera.