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US 9,228,854 B2Granted
Method for remotely reading fluid meters, and meter and server associated with said method
AssigneeSuez Environment
InventorPhilippe Calvez
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InventorPhilippe Calvez
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The invention relates to a method for remotely reading fluid meters, according to which a meter comprises a module having a metering clock and a wireless transmitter for transmitting a frame of time-stamped remote-reading information to a server which comprises a server clock; after every N frames are transmitted, the meter module enters a receiving mode (Rx) for a period of time (ΔRx); upon receiving a frame of time-stamped information, the server determines the difference between the time information contained in the received frame and the time information provided by the server clock; then, if the difference is greater than a predetermined limit (ΔL), the server sends a reset message to the meter; upon receiving the reset message, the module of the meter updates the meter clock.
A method for remotely reading fluid meters, wherein a meter has a module having a meter clock and a radio transmitter/receiver for transmitting a frame of time-stamped remote-reading information to a server which has a server clock and a radio transmitter/receiver, the method comprising:
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