Patent ID: 7373261
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G01F,H01Q,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A meter system for collecting and communicating flow data for water from a fire hydrant having a discharge nozzle, the system comprising: a portable water meter releaseably mountable on the discharge nozzle of the fire hydrant; a flow sensor configured to output a flow signal representative of the water flow rate passing therethrough the portable water meter; a satellite positioning system; a processor configured to receive the flow signal output by the flow sensor, process the flow signal to adapt the flow signal for transmission, store the processed flow signal in a data storage device, receive satellite position determining signals output by the satellite positioning system, process the satellite position determining signals to adapt the satellite position determining signals for transmission, and store the processed positioning signal in the data storage device; and a communication device configured to transmit the processed flow signal and the processed positioning signal from the water meter via a communication medium.