摘要:
A method and apparatus for coupling a meter register to a communication device such that output data signals from the meter register can be transmitted to a remote location. The coupling arrangement includes a data transfer wire that is connected to the meter register and is inductively coupled to the communication device such that the data transfer wire does not need to be conductively connected to the communication device. During installation of the communication device, the inductive coupling between the data transfer wire and the communication device eliminates the requirement of a conductive connection.
摘要:
A system and method for communicating energy or water consumption related information from a plurality of RF enabled peripheral devices in a home, such as utility meters, thermostats, appliances and load controllers. The system includes a home gateway that enables wireless RF peripheral devices in a home to communicate to a WAN network, such as the internet. The home gateway contains a RF multi-band software defined radio that is fully programmable and configurable so that it is capable of emulating, transmitting, and receiving any of a plurality of RF protocols over multiple RF channels. The home gateway supports commonly used interfaces for communicating to the public WAN network. The system also supports future peripherals that do not exist today due to the flexibility of the home gateway.
摘要:
The invention relates to consumption meters comprising a basic unit (10) and a separate module (20) for transmitting data to and from the basic unit (10). The basic unit (10) contains only the components which are required for calibratability. The basic unit (10) and the module (20) are encapsulated such that they are protected from environmental influences. The module (20) has a device (25) for assigning the unit number of the basic unit (10) to a programmable alias.
摘要:
The present invention is a dial in-bound MIU (100) capable of deriving its operating current from a telephone line (120). The MIU is coupled to the telephone line using conventional practices. The MIU has the capacity to initiate data transmission at a predetermined time or upon demand by the customer or the utility company. The MIU includes a microprocessor (u22) which serves as the command processing center for the MIU. The microprocessor also manages all time-dependent functions for the MIU. When the microprocessor determines that data transmission is required, the MIU dials up a central computer using a modem (150) built into the MIU circuitry.