Patent SG-11201901332T-A (SG)
Title: Meter reading device and system
Inventor: MAMAN Arnon
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2017-08-16
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property C.--.` 1111111011111111101 11111111011111010011111111111011111011001111111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date .../ WO 2018/033867 Al 22 February 2018 (22.02.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: FRIEDMAN, Mark; Moshe Aviv Tower 54th G06Q 20/00 (2012.01) Floor, 7 Jabotinski St., 5252007 Ramat- Gan (IL). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/IB2017/054977 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 16 August 2017 (16.08.2017) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (25) Filing Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (26) Publication Language: English KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 62/375,914 17 August 2016 (17.08.2016) US SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants: MAMAN, Arnon [IL/IL]; Odem 4, Naale (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (IL). G1VON, Rail [IL/IL]; Yakinton 3, Raanana (IL). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, _ (54) Title: METER READING DEVICE AND SYSTEM = = v _ = = y . = = . ex --- - 48 86 = v = — 17 = = = = 88 — = .. / — 58 = FIG. 13 1-1 (57) : A remote unit includes an electronics assembly, a housing, and a fastening member. The electronics assembly includes N a communications module and an image sensor, having a lens with a field of view, that captures images of a display of a meter. The housing includes a cover coupled to a base member. The base member couples to the meter and includes an aperture. The electronics co en assembly is retained between the base member and the cover, such that the lens aligns with the aperture. The fastening member receives M a portion of the housing in a hollow section. A mechanism of the fastening member attaches to a portion of the meter, maintaining the © display in the field of view. The communications module transmits image data, derived from the captured images, to a hub unit. The --.... GO hub unit processes the image data, and forwards information extracted from the image data to a remote server. 1-1 0 N C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/033867 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMODEIHOMEHMEMOVOIS TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))