Global Patent Index - EP 0825577 A1

EP 0825577 A1 19980225 - System for the remote recognition and reading of meters

Title (en)

System for the remote recognition and reading of meters

Title (de)

System zur Fernerkennung und Fernablesung von Zählern

Title (fr)

Système de reconnaissance et de lecture à distance de compteurs

Publication

EP 0825577 A1 19980225 (EN)

Application

EP 97113140 A 19970730

Priority

IT UD960158 A 19960812

Abstract (en)

System for the remote recognition and reading of meters to measure the consumption of utilities such as electric energy, water, gas, etc., used for remote communication between a metering unit and a reading device, the metering unit comprising at least a measuring device (15) associated with a device to emit pulses (16), the metering unit (11) comprising means (17) to acquire, process and transmit data connected at the inlet to the pulse-emitting device (16) and at the outlet to a transreceiver unit (13), the transreceiver unit (13) consisting of an unpowered passive component which can be activated for reception and/or transmission by means of a signal (28) emitted on a radio-frequency generated by a transreceiver (25) associated with the reading device (12). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G08C 17/02

IPC 8 full level

G08C 17/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08C 17/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0825577 A1 19980225; IT 1288972 B1 19980925; IT UD960158 A1 19980212

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97113140 A 19970730; IT UD960158 A 19960812