Patent ID: 6195018
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G08C,H04Q

Abstract:
A data collection system comprising:a) a plurality of telemetry devices, each includingi) a sensor configured to generate a series of successive measurements by measuring a parameter at a series of measurement times,ii) a memory configured to store a plurality of measurements from said series of successive measurements, andiii) a transmitter configured to transmit measurements stored in memory to a collection device at a series of transmission times, each of said transmitted measurements being transmitted at a plurality of different transmission times; andb) a collection device havingi) a receiver configured to receive transmissions from said telemetry devices,ii) a processor configured to extract said series of successive measurements from a series of received transmissions and further configured to generate a metered function of said parameter by analyzing said series of successive measurements, andiii) a transmitter configured to transmit said metered function to a monitoring station.