Patent ID: 6778099
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G01D,G01R,G08C,H04M,H04Q,H04W,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
A metering system comprising: a meter comprising an option board having an isolated power supply and serial communications device; anda communications module for transmitting data between the meter and a host over a network, comprising: a connector coupled to the meter for receiving meter data from the meter via the serial communications device and providing said meter data to a controller; said controller for controlling the operation of the communications module and for converting said meter data into a plurality of data packets having 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 said data packets and wireless packet switching along the network; a power supply coupled to the meter power supply, said controller, and said radio modem for supplying power to said controller and said radio modem; and an antenna coupled to said radio modem.