| US 7,504,964 B2 | ||
| Communications and features protocol for a measuring water meter | ||
| Jim Brennan, Tallassee, Ala. (US); Jerry Lovett, Tallassee, Ala. (US); David Hamilton, Tallassee, Ala. (US); and Tim Bianchi, Tallassee, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Neptune Technology Group, Inc., Tallasee, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 04, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/701,028. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/423598, filed on Nov. 04, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0113812 A1, Jun. 17, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—870.02 [340/10.51; 340/310.12] | 40 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for monitoring a meter, comprising:
a meter that monitors usage of a distribution system;
an electronic data recorder that processes data from the meter;
an external unit that controls the processing of data in the electronic data recorder with a communication protocol; and
where the communication protocol comprises,
an initialization signal,
an interval identification signal that identifies a present reading cycle for the data from the meter with a unique signal
width of the interval identification signal, where the unique signal width comprises a multiple of a signal cycle width, and
a clock signal.
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