公开(公告)号：US07221286B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US11102274

申请日：2005-04-08

申请人： Mark A. Gould ,  Rex A. Johnson ,  Terry L. Van Olst

发明人： Mark A. Gould ,  Rex A. Johnson ,  Terry L. Van Olst

IPC分类号： G08B23/00

CPC分类号： G01D4/006 ,  Y02B90/243 ,  Y04S20/325

摘要： A system for providing the ability to obtain consumption data from a communication device used to transmit accumulated data from the meter register. The system includes a programming port formed as part of the communication device. The programming port includes the programming coil that allows the accumulation data received from the meter register to be read by an interrogation device. Further, the programming coil allows programming information to be transferred to the communication device from the interrogation device. The system can also include a reading module coupled to the programming port of the communication device through an inductive coupling. The reading module can extend through a pit lid such that the reading module can be accessed without removing the pit lid.

摘要翻译： 一种用于提供从用于从仪表寄存器传输累积数据的通信设备获取消耗数据的能力的系统。 该系统包括形成为通信设备的一部分的编程端口。 编程端口包括编程线圈，其允许从计数器寄存器接收的累积数据由询问装置读取。 此外，编程线圈允许编程信息从询问装置传送到通信装置。 该系统还可以包括通过电感耦合耦合到通信设备的编程端口的读取模块。 读取模块可以延伸通过凹坑盖，使得可以访问读取模块而不移除凹坑盖。

公开(公告)号：US06657552B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-02

申请号：US10138332

申请日：2002-05-06

申请人： Timothy J. Belski ,  Rex A. Johnson ,  Bruce E. Gray

发明人： Timothy J. Belski ,  Rex A. Johnson ,  Bruce E. Gray

IPC分类号： G08B2300

CPC分类号： H04Q9/00 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04Q2209/60 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y04S20/322

摘要： A meter for collecting and communicating flow data for a commodity including a liquid, a gas, or electricity transported via a metered system, using wireless data transfer, the meter including a housing, a sensor for sensing a resource flow rate, and a register for registering data input thereto, the register including a processor for processing data input thereto. A wireless transmitter is also provided for outputting the sensed data from the meter or receiving instruction information through an antenna. A TouchRead interface may also be provided for outputting the sensed data from the meter or receiving instruction information from a device external to the meter, which receives data output from the meter and/or outputs instruction information to the meter. The sensor, the processor, and the wireless transmitter are disposed within the housing.

公开(公告)号：US07446672B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-04

申请号：US11089303

申请日：2005-03-24

申请人： Rex A. Johnson ,  Derek B. Laverdiere

发明人： Rex A. Johnson ,  Derek B. Laverdiere

IPC分类号： G08B23/00

CPC分类号： G01D4/008 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01F15/063 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/247 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/50

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.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将仪表寄存器耦合到通信设备的方法和装置，使得来自仪表寄存器的输出数据信号可以被发送到远程位置。 耦合装置包括数据传输线，其连接到仪表寄存器并感应耦合到通信设备，使得数据传输线不需要与通信设备导电连接。 在安装通信设备期间，数据传输线和通信设备之间的电感耦合消除了导电连接的要求。