Remote utility meter reading system
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a desired parameter from a base station to a remote location, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) transmitting a first radio signal via pulse position modulation from the base transmitter to a relay transceiver disposed at a location intermediated the base station and the remote location;
b) receiving the first radio signal with the relay transceiver; and
c) relaying the data via direct sequence spread spectrum modulation from the relay transceiver to the remote location.
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Abstract
In a method for transmitting a desired parameter to a remote location, the desired parameter is first communicated to a base transmitter. Then, the base transmitter transmits a first radio signal therefrom having an unknown center frequency within a known frequency band. The first radio signal comprises information representative of the desired parameter. At a remote location, a remote receiver identifies the center frequency of the first radio signal and tunes the remote receiver to the center frequency thereof so as to facilitate reception of the first radio signal with the remote receiver. The information representative of the desired parameter may then be communicated to a desired destination.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a desired parameter from a base station to a remote location, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a first radio signal via pulse position modulation from the base transmitter to a relay transceiver disposed at a location intermediated the base station and the remote location; b) receiving the first radio signal with the relay transceiver; and c) relaying the data via direct sequence spread spectrum modulation from the relay transceiver to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for transmitting a desired parameter from a base station to a remote location, the system comprising:
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a) a base transmitter disposed at the base station and configured to transmit a first radio signal via pulse position modulation to a relay transceiver disposed at a location intermediated the base station and the remote location; and b) a relay transceiver configured to receive the pulse position modulated first radio signal and to relay the data via direct sequence spread spectrum modulation from the relay transceiver to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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