Patent ID: 6650249
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G01D,G01R,G08C,H04M,H04Q,H04W,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
A meter comprising:a communications module comprising: a connector coupled to the meter for receiving meter data from the meter and providing said meter data to a controller; a controller for controlling the operation of the communications module and for converting said meter data into a host protocol representing said meter data and host data and for providing said data to a radio modem; said radio modem for transmitting and receiving signals representing said meter data and host data to and from the host using packet-based wireless transmission along a public wireless packet switching network; an antenna coupled to said radio modem; a display for displaying radio modem status information comprising at least one of signal strength, signal quality, and module location suitability, at predetermined intervals.