Remote meter reading arrangement
US4361838A · kind A · utility
11Cited by
5References
5Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1979 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q9/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote meter reading arrangement in which power for the remote terminal is supplied from the data collection terminal by transmission lines. At the moment power is applied to the remote terminal, a clock pulse generator in the remote terminal is supplied with power and begins to generate clock pulses to a counter, which successively couples each stage of the meter to the data collection terminal so that pulses of greater or lesser amplitude are generated in sequence, corresponding to each significant digit of the remote meter, to indicate the meter reading.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.