Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Utility meter reporting network
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Application No.: US13799603Application Date: 2013-03-13
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Publication No.: US09729943B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: John F. Cameron , Mark Kuhl
- Applicant: Trimble Navigation Limited
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: TRIMBLE INC.
- Current Assignee: TRIMBLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- Main IPC: G08B23/00
- IPC: G08B23/00 ; H04Q9/00 ; G08B5/22 ; G08B21/00 ; G08C19/04 ; H04L12/28 ; H04M11/00

Abstract:
A utility meter reporting network is disclosed. In one embodiment, an end-point reporting device is configured to collect utility usage data and to convey the utility usage data to a gateway device via a first Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) radio communication link using a first ISM transceiver operable in the 902 MHz to 928 MHz range. The network further comprises a gateway device comprising a second ISM transceiver for receiving the utility usage data from the end point and a wireless transceiver which is configured to send the utility usage data via an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 compliant wireless communication link. The network further comprises a utility office which receives the utility usage data from said gateway device via said IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless communication link.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140266778A1 UTILITY METER REPORTING NETWORK Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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