GB1267793A

GB1267793A – Automatic remote meter reading
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GB1267793A – Automatic remote meter reading
– Google Patents
Automatic remote meter reading

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Publication number
GB1267793A

GB1267793A
GB28095/70A
GB2809570A
GB1267793A
GB 1267793 A
GB1267793 A
GB 1267793A
GB 28095/70 A
GB28095/70 A
GB 28095/70A
GB 2809570 A
GB2809570 A
GB 2809570A
GB 1267793 A
GB1267793 A
GB 1267793A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
line
processing station
timer
acknowledgement
over
Prior art date
1969-06-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

Expired

Application number
GB28095/70A
Inventor
Jr D Sellari
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

International Standard Electric Corp

Original Assignee
International Standard Electric Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1969-06-19
Filing date
1970-06-10
Publication date
1972-03-22

1970-06-10
Application filed by International Standard Electric Corp
filed
Critical
International Standard Electric Corp

1972-03-22
Publication of GB1267793A
publication
Critical
patent/GB1267793A/en

Status
Expired
legal-status
Critical
Current

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Classifications

H—ELECTRICITY

H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE

H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems

H04M11/002—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with telemetering systems

Abstract

1,267,793. Collecting data over telephone systems. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRIC CORP. 10 June, 1970 [19 June, 1969], No. 28095/70. Heading H4K. Data, such as the identity and total of a public utility meter, is sent to a central processing station over a telephone network and at timed intervals, such as two or four weeks, by means of a telephone substation attachment which at each expiry of a timed interval dials the processing station and in response to an acknowledgement signal sends the data. The period between meter readings is timed by an electrochemical device which deposits silver from an electrolyte and the current through which stops when all the silver has been deposited on one electrode, reversal of the electrodes reversing the process of deposition to time a further interval. Such a timer 25 sets a latching circuit 33 which operates a relay 35 to sense the free/busy condition of the substation telephone line. If the line is busy the circuit waits. If or when the line is free it is looped by operation of a relay 48 and a period of 3 seconds is timed at 46 to presume receipt of dial tone before a motor driven multifrequency number sender 20, 21, 22 is operated to dial the number of the processing station. From the beginning of sending a timer 63 waits for an acknowledgement audio frequency signal from the processing station as detected over filter 72 and triggers 73, 74. Receipt of the acknowledgement in time resets the timer 63 and causes the meter 23 to send its identity and total. If the data sent by the meter is not satisfactory the processing station sends a repeat of the acknowledgement signal to reset timer 63 once more and obtain a repeat of the data. When satisfied the processing station sends an audiofrequency shutdown signal which over filter 81 and trigger 82 resets the latching circuit 33. If timer 63 times out before an acknowledgement signal is received, or when the call is blocked or misdirected, the telephone line is released by dropping relay 48 momentarily before reseizure and a further attempt to set up the connection. Such attempts are repeated until acknowledgement and shut-down signals are received. The attachment withdraws by releasing relay 48 if during its sending function a call is originated over the line by the associated substation. The attachment renews its attempt to send as soon as the substation frees the line. The attachment is locally powered but may be powered over the exchange line.

GB28095/70A
1969-06-19
1970-06-10
Automatic remote meter reading

Expired

GB1267793A
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

US83484269A

1969-06-19
1969-06-19

Publications (1)

Publication Number
Publication Date

GB1267793A
true

GB1267793A
(en)

1972-03-22

Family
ID=25267948
Family Applications (1)

Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

GB28095/70A
Expired

GB1267793A
(en)

1969-06-19
1970-06-10
Automatic remote meter reading

Country Status (9)

Country
Link

US
(1)

US3588357A
(en)

CA
(1)

CA919322A
(en)

CH
(1)

CH509636A
(en)

DE
(1)

DE2029535A1
(en)

ES
(1)

ES380946A1
(en)

FR
(1)

FR2065815A5
(en)

GB
(1)

GB1267793A
(en)

NL
(1)

NL7008989A
(en)

SE
(1)

SE375174B
(en)

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(en)

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(en)

*

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1989-11-14
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(en)

*

1985-06-21
1987-02-24
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(en)

*

1986-02-20
1989-05-23
Net Laboratories, Inc.
System for automatically reading utility meters from a remote location

US4817131A
(en)

*

1986-06-20
1989-03-28
Badger Meter, Inc.
Automatic meter reading system

US4845486A
(en)

*

1986-09-12
1989-07-04
Robert Scully
Residential fuel-oil level reporting and alarm system

US4893248A
(en)

*

1987-02-06
1990-01-09
Access Corporation
Monitoring and reporting system for remote terminals

US4958371A
(en)

*

1988-04-19
1990-09-18
Control Data Corporation
Method and apparatus for determining when a telephone handset is off-hook

US5202916A
(en)

*

1990-08-10
1993-04-13
Telegenics Inc.
Signal proessing circuit for use in telemetry devices

US5204896A
(en)

*

1990-08-10
1993-04-20
Telegenics, Inc.
Outbound telemetry device

US5235634A
(en)

*

1990-12-14
1993-08-10
Telegenics, Inc.
Apparatus and method for activating an inbound telemetry device

BR9405758A
(en)

*

1993-02-12
1995-11-28
Ekstroem Ind Inc

Apparatus for measuring electricity consumption Apparatus for remote electricity reading Process for measuring electricity supply Process for calculating consumed electricity and Apparatus for remote measuring

US5434911A
(en)

*

1993-06-04
1995-07-18
M & Fc Holding Company, Inc.
Call in-bound remote reading and data collection system

CA2164218C
(en)

*

1993-06-04
2002-05-07
Bruce E. Gray
Dial in-bound meter interface unit which derives its power from a telephone line

US5619560A
(en)

*

1995-06-05
1997-04-08
Scully Signal Company
Residential fuel oil tank level reporting device

1969

1969-06-19
US
US834842A
patent/US3588357A/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1970

1970-05-21
CA
CA083360A
patent/CA919322A/en
not_active
Expired

1970-06-10
GB
GB28095/70A
patent/GB1267793A/en
not_active
Expired

1970-06-15
DE
DE19702029535
patent/DE2029535A1/en
active
Pending

1970-06-16
CH
CH909370A
patent/CH509636A/en
not_active
IP Right Cessation

1970-06-17
SE
SE7008369A
patent/SE375174B/xx
unknown

1970-06-18
FR
FR7022420A
patent/FR2065815A5/fr
not_active
Expired

1970-06-19
ES
ES380946A
patent/ES380946A1/en
not_active
Expired

1970-06-19
NL
NL7008989A
patent/NL7008989A/xx
unknown

Also Published As

Publication number
Publication date

ES380946A1
(en)

1972-10-16

FR2065815A5
(en)

1971-08-06

SE375174B
(en)

1975-04-07

CH509636A
(en)

1971-06-30

CA919322A
(en)

1973-01-16

NL7008989A
(en)

1970-12-22

US3588357A
(en)

1971-06-28

DE2029535A1
(en)

1971-01-21

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