Method for remotely reading fluid meters, and meter and server associated with said method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9228854
APP PUB NO 20140191881A1
SERIAL NO

14129516

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The invention relates to a method for remotely reading fluid meters, according to which a meter comprises a module having a metering clock and a wireless transmitter for transmitting a frame of time-stamped remote-reading information to a server which comprises a server clock; after every N frames are transmitted, the meter module enters a receiving mode (Rx) for a period of time (ΔRx); upon receiving a frame of time-stamped information, the server determines the difference between the time information contained in the received frame and the time information provided by the server clock; then, if the difference is greater than a predetermined limit (ΔL), the server sends a reset message to the meter; upon receiving the reset message, the module of the meter updates the meter clock.

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SUEZ INTERNATIONALTOUR CB 21 16 PLACE DE L’IRIS PARIS LA DÉFENSE CEDEX 92040

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Calvez, Philippe Guyancourt, FR 1 0

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