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US 10,704,923 B2Granted
Method, metering equipment, user device, and system for providing of metering information
AssigneeProvenance Asset Group LLC
InventorHolger Elias
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Abstract
A method, metering equipment, a user device, and a system provide metering information. In particular, the method for providing metering information of the metering equipment, includes detecting a communication request input at the metering equipment, activating a communication interface of the metering equipment responsive to the detected communication request input, receiving instruction information via the activated communication interface, and providing via the activated communication interface the metering information responsive to the received instruction information. The communication interface is deactivated at the latest after a time period since the activating of the communication interface.
Claims44
A method for providing metering information of metering equipment, which comprises the steps of:
- detecting a communication request input at the metering equipment, the communication request input being provided by a manually operable switching device, a switch, or a push button of the metering equipment;
- activating a communication interface of the metering equipment responsive to the communication request input detected;
- establishing a communication link via the activated communication interface;
- wherein after establishing the communication link the metering equipment enters a status, in which it is ready for receiving instruction information via the activated communication interface and the established communication link;
- providing via the activated communication interface the metering information responsive to the instruction information received;
- and
- deactivating the activated communication interface at a latest after a time period since the activating step is performed, the time period being sufficient to complete said receiving and said providing under normal operating conditions, the time period configurable to allow for instance adaptation to performance and quality of communication via the communication interface.
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Metering equipment for providing metering information, comprising:
- a detecting device for detecting a communication request input at the metering equipment;
- an input device for providing a communication request input, said input device selected from the group consisting of a manually operable switching device, a switch, and
- a push button;
- a communication interface;
- an activating, device for activating said communication interface responsive to a detected communication request input;
- an establishing device for establishing a communication link via said communication interface;
- an input receiving device for receiving instruction information via said communication interface and said communication link, wherein after establishing the communication link the metering equipment enters a status, in which it is ready for receiving the instruction information via the activated communication interface and the established communication link;
- a providing device for providing via said communication interface the metering information responsive to received instruction information;
- and
- a deactivating device for deactivating said communication interface at a latest after a time period since the activating of said communication interface, the time period being sufficient to complete said receiving and said providing under normal operating conditions, the time period configurable to allow for instance adaptation to performance and quality of communication via the communication interface.
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A system for providing metering information, comprising:
- metering equipment, including:
- a detecting device for detecting a communication request input at said metering equipment;
- an input device, selected from the group consisting of a manually operable switching device, a switch and a push button, for providing a communication request input;
- a communication interface;
- an activating device for activating said communication interface responsive to a detected communication request input;
- an establishing device for establishing a communication link via said communication interface;
- an input receiving device for receiving instruction information via said communication interface and said communication link, wherein after establishing the communication link the metering equipment enters a status, in which it is ready for receiving the instruction information via the activated communication interface and the established communication link;
- a providing device for providing via said communication interface the metering information responsive to received instruction information;
- and
- a deactivating device for deactivating said communication interface at a latest after a time period since the activating of said communication interface, the time period being sufficient to complete said receiving and said providing under normal operating conditions, the time period configurable to allow for instance adaptation to performance and quality of communication via the communication interface;
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- a user device including:
- a first receiving device for receiving key information from a metering server and encrypted instruction data via a communication network;
- a displaying device for displaying user information responsive to the key information from the metering server;
- an establishing device for establishing a communication link with said metering equipment;
- a providing device for providing the key information and the encrypted instruction data via the communication link;
- a second receiving device for receiving from said metering equipment via the communication link the metering information, wherein the metering information includes reply key information and encrypted execution information;
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- a sending device for sending the reply key information and the encrypted execution information via the communication network to the metering server responsive to availability of communication to the metering server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.