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AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsPanayotis Argyroudis, Gwain Bayley, Matthew S. Grob, Marc Phillips, Samir S. Soliman
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A wireless remote telemetry system which uses low-cost remote communication devices operating on existing wireless communication systems in order to provide real-time reading and control of remote devices. In an embodiment applicable to utility service, consumption of electrical power among a population of customers is measured by a utility metering system having a wireless communication capability. The metering system comprises a remote metering unit which communicates with a central controller over existing wireless communication systems, such as cellular base stations, using existing communication standards. The remote metering unit transmits various messages over a shared random access channel to a central controller. The central controller transmits messages to the remote metering unit over a paging channel. The remote metering unit may operate in a half-duplex mode only. Furthermore, the remote metering unit may provide a gateway to advanced consumer services at the remote location.
A wireless remote telemetry system comprising:
A method of remote telemetering in a code-division multiple access (CDMA) communication system in which a first base station having a CDMA random access channel and a CDMA paging channel communicates with a remote telemetry device and a central controller, said CDMA random access channel for carrying a plurality of reporting messages and said CDMA paging channel for carrying a plurality of control messages, said method comprising the steps of:
A remote metering unit in a code-division multiple access (CDMA) communication system having at least one base station, said at least one base station having a CDMA random access channel and a CDMA paging channel, said CDMA random access channel for carrying a plurality of reporting messages and said CDMA paging channel for carrying a plurality of control messages said remote metering unit comprising:
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