Smart transmitter for utility meters
    1.
    发明授权
    Smart transmitter for utility meters 有权
    智能变送器用于电表

    公开(公告)号:US07498953B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-03

    申请号:US10989811

    申请日:2004-11-16

    IPC分类号: G08B23/00

    摘要: The present inventions relate to a smart transmitter technology that provides for a more stable transmitted signal power level, a more stable transmitted signal carrier frequency, a sleep mode without the need for receiving a wakeup signal, and a universal communication interface.The smart transmitter may comprise selective of a processor, a universal communication interface, transmitter circuitry, a reference-frequency-generator, a depletable power source, and an antenna. The processor configures the transmitter circuitry to adjust the power level of the transmitted signal based on the quality of power supplied to the transmitter circuitry. The processor is further configured to access temperature data from a temperature sensor and compensate for expected changes in the frequency output of the reference-frequency-generator. Finally, the processor is configured to initiate an AutoCommSelect routine that selects the proper universal communication interface configuration and communication protocol required to communicate with a data-source connected to the transmitter.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及智能发射机技术,其提供更稳定的发射信号功率电平,更稳定的发射信号载波频率,睡眠模式,而不需要接收唤醒信号,以及通用通信接口。 智能发射机可以包括处理器的选择性,通用通信接口,发射机电路,参考频率发生器,可消耗的电源和天线。 处理器配置发射机电路,以根据提供给发射机电路的功率质量来调整发射信号的功率电平。 处理器还被配置为从温度传感器访问温度数据并补偿参考频率发生器的频率输出的预期变化。 最后,处理器被配置为启动AutoCommSelect例程,其选择正确的通用通信接口配置和与连接到发射机的数据源进行通信所需的通信协议。

    Reading of meters
    2.
    发明授权
    Reading of meters 失效
    读米

    公开(公告)号:US5523751A

    公开(公告)日:1996-06-04

    申请号:US231719

    申请日:1994-04-22

    IPC分类号: G01D4/00 G06M3/06 G08B23/00

    摘要: A meter reader 12 analyzes a signal from a meter 22 and compares its structure with a plurality of known signal structures stored in a memory 41. If the comparison shows that a particular one signal structure stored in the memory is inconsistent with the data signal being received, that structure is rejected and not used in future comparisons as the receipt of the data signal progresses. Eventually, the non-rejected signal structures should be reduced to a single structure which by elimination must be the closest structure to that of the signal being read. The meter reader can then pass the received data signal and the identification of its particular signal structure to further processing apparatus 11 such as a signal recorder or signal display and can arrange this recording or display so that parts of the signal representing different properties can be arranged consistently with other data signals which may be of different structures.

    摘要翻译: 仪表读取器12分析来自仪表22的信号,并将其结构与存储在存储器41中的多个已知信号结构进行比较。如果比较显示存储在存储器中的特定一个信号结构与正在接收的数据信号不一致 ,该结构被拒绝,并且在将来的比较中不被用于随着数据信号的接收进行。 最终,未被拒绝的信号结构应该被简化为单个结构,通过消除,结构必须与被读取信号的结构最接近。 然后,仪表读取器可以将接收到的数据信号和其特定信号结构的识别传递到诸如信号记录器或信号显示器的其他处理装置11,并且可以布置该记录或显示,使得可以布置表示不同特性的信号的一部分 与其他可能具有不同结构的数据信号一致。

    Mutltiple mode AMR system for water meters
    6.
    发明授权
    Mutltiple mode AMR system for water meters 有权
    水表多模式AMR系统

    公开(公告)号:US07994935B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US12143822

    申请日:2008-06-23

    IPC分类号: G08C19/20

    摘要: The disclosed inventions include and apparatus and method for providing a universal Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system. Such system may be configured to work in a plurality of modes including a walk-bay, drive-by and fixed network mode. The system configured to provide functionally-self-healing features where the system continues to function after certain hardware failures occur.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的发明包括用于提供通用自动计读取(AMR)系统的装置和方法。 这样的系统可以被配置为以多个模式工作,包括步行机架,驱动和固定网络模式。 该系统配置为提供功能自修复功能,其中系统在发生某些硬件故障后继续运行。

    Smart transmitter for utility meters

    公开(公告)号:US20060103546A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-18

    申请号:US10989811

    申请日:2004-11-16

    IPC分类号: G08C15/06 G08B23/00

    摘要: The present inventions relate to a smart transmitter technology that provides for a more stable transmitted signal power level, a more stable transmitted signal carrier frequency, a sleep mode without the need for receiving a wakeup signal, and a universal communication interface. The smart transmitter may comprise selective of a processor, a universal communication interface, transmitter circuitry, a reference-frequency-generator, a depletable power source, and an antenna. The processor configures the transmitter circuitry to adjust the power level of the transmitted signal based on the quality of power supplied to the transmitter circuitry. The processor is further configured to access temperature data from a temperature sensor and compensate for expected changes in the frequency output of the reference-frequency-generator. Finally, the processor is configured to initiate an AutoCommSelect routine that selects the proper universal communication interface configuration and communication protocol required to communicate with a data-source connected to the transmitter.