Method for synchronizing frame counters and arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US11797693B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17197605

    申请日:2021-03-10

    摘要: A method synchronizes frame counters for protecting data transmissions between a first end-device and a second end-device. The data, in particular data frames, are transferred between the first end-device and the second end-device. The data frames are provided with frame counters to protect the data transfer between the first end-device and the second end-device. The second end-device sends a first data frame to the first end-device. The first data frame contains a marker in its payload data. The first end-device sends back a second data frame as an answer to the second end-device. The second data frame contains a frame counter in the header data, and the second data frame contains the frame counter and the marker in its payload data.

    ANTENNA TUNING METHOD AND WIRELESS NODE
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230155289A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US17986200

    申请日:2022-11-14

    IPC分类号: H01Q5/314 H01Q1/24

    CPC分类号: H01Q5/314 H01Q1/243

    摘要: A method improves antenna matching for a wireless node, preferably of a sensor wireless node and/or actuator wireless node. A radio signal, or at least a portion thereof, is coupled out of the antenna and/or out of the transmit path of the wireless node. The impedance and/or the resonant frequency of the antenna is determined therefrom in the wireless node, and the impedance and/or the resonant frequency of the antenna is adjusted according to the determined impedance and/or resonant frequency by a circuit acting on the antenna.

    Method and device for operating a battery-operated smart metering meter

    公开(公告)号:US11206464B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16657454

    申请日:2019-10-18

    IPC分类号: H04Q9/02 H04W4/38 H04W52/28

    摘要: A method and a device are used during battery operation of a smart metering meter equipped with a consumption sensor and a transmit clock generator for a radio module for transmitting consumption data packets, in the event of a decreased residual capacity of the battery, to determine if the data packets can be transmitted as previously with the residual capacity over the residual time period until a scheduled battery exchange at the end of a specified operating time period. If not, the transmit power, for example, of the data packets is reduced and/or their transmit clock is extended over the residual period. This determination, along with a control specification, are preferably performed in a concentrator and are transmitted to the meter by using bidirectionally operating radio modules so that computer capacities required therefor need not be retained in each individual meter of a supply area.

    Method for transmitting data
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10820070B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16234907

    申请日:2018-12-28

    IPC分类号: H04Q9/02 G01D4/00

    摘要: Data are transmitted by radio between a terminal and a data collector. The data collector is intermittently or constantly in receive mode. The terminal attempts, from an idle phase, to set up a communication with the data collector in order to send all or some of the data to the data collector and/or to receive them from the data collector. Alternatively, the data collector attempts to set up a communication with the terminal in order to send all or some of the data to the terminal and/or to receive them from the terminal. The setup of the communication is followed by the terminal sending a message to the data collector and the data collector, after receiving the message, continuing, interrupting and/or terminating the transmission of the data during communication on a basis of the content of the message.

    Method of operating a communication system, and terminal for determining a parameter

    公开(公告)号:US10743089B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US16234911

    申请日:2018-12-28

    摘要: Data are transmitted and/or received in a communication system by a communication participant, which has a communication device, a microprocessor, and an energy supply. The latter has an electrical variable that changes from an initial value when it supplies the microprocessor and/or the communication device with energy. The microprocessor encodes the data before transmission and/or decodes the data after reception, each using a computing cycle. When the electrical variable changes during the computing cycle, it is interrupted, preferably at any desired point. The encoding and/or decoding are carried out separately during the computing cycle in individual encoding phases in which the value of the electrical variable changes. Regeneration phases for regenerating the electrical variable are provided between and/or within the encoding phases. The duration of a regeneration phase is such that the value of the electrical variable approaches or reaches the initial value during the regeneration phase.

    METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190387289A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-19

    申请号:US16234907

    申请日:2018-12-28

    IPC分类号: H04Q9/02 G01D4/00

    摘要: Data are transmitted by radio between a terminal and a data collector. The data collector is intermittently or constantly in receive mode. The terminal attempts, from an idle phase, to set up a communication with the data collector in order to send all or some of the data to the data collector and/or to receive them from the data collector. Alternatively, the data collector attempts to set up a communication with the terminal in order to send all or some of the data to the terminal and/or to receive them from the terminal. The setup of the communication is followed by the terminal sending a message to the data collector and the data collector, after receiving the message, continuing, interrupting and/or terminating the transmission of the data during communication on a basis of the content of the message.

    Control device for a meter device, particularly a water meter device, and meter device, particularly a water meter device

    公开(公告)号:US10254128B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15644998

    申请日:2017-07-10

    发明人: Harald Finsterer

    摘要: A control device for a meter device, particularly a water meter device, includes a first data interface for a meter unit measuring a flow of a fluid of the meter device, a second data interface for a reading device communicating with the meter unit through the control device, and a supply interface receiving a combined clock and voltage supply signal for the control device. The control device can assume a read mode in which data at the first data interface can be transmitted by the control device to the second data interface upon receiving a clock and voltage supply signal having a read signal variation. The control device can additionally assume a write mode in which data at the second data interface can be transmitted to the first data interface upon receiving a clock and voltage supply signal with a write signal variation different from the read signal variation.

    METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONSUMPTION METER SYSTEM AND CONSUMPTION METER

    公开(公告)号:US20190082241A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US16130442

    申请日:2018-09-13

    IPC分类号: H04Q9/00 H04L29/06

    摘要: A method operates a consumption meter system, in which the consumption of a supply medium by a consumer is determined using a consumption meter. A consumption value is transmitted in the form of data between the consumption meter and a first receiver. The first receiver is assigned to a higher-level supplier and the data are transmitted between the consumption meter and the first receiver via a first data channel. The data are encrypted on the meter side using a first key for transmission via the first data channel. A second data channel is provided for transmitting the data between the consumption meter and a second receiver. The data are encrypted on the meter side by a second key for transmission via the second data channel.