Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Patent
1995-10-24
1997-04-01
Burgess, Glenton B.
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
34087011, 34087017, 34082554, 340637, 455 542, G08C 1900
Patent
active
056170840
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for communicating utility usage information at a utility usage location to a utility usage registering device includes a utility usage registering module adapted to be located at a utility usage location to provide a first signal indicative of the utility usage information, a transmitter responsive to said first signal for periodically transmitting at a pseudo-random transmission intervals, a second signal indicative of utility usage, a receiver located remote from the utility usage location for receiving the second signal, and a utility usage registering device associated with the receiver for storing the second signal indicative of utility usage information. A tamper detector is provided to detect the occurrence of a tamper event and generates a tamper signal which is directed to the utility usage registering module. The tamper signal is indexed upon the tamper detector sensing the occurrence of each tamper event.
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