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Class 340/870.07 - Combined (TM system with other system)

Subclass of Class 340 - Communications: electrical
Definition: Subject matter in which the telemetering system is combined
No. of patents: 331
Last issue date: 01/14/2014

NumberTitleIssue Date
6956500Real-time residential energy monitor
An inexpensive energy monitoring device and method for measuring energy usage and power costs in real time. The invention can include an external type digital battery powered camera that can be mounted away from and adjacent to the outdoor utility meter on a rotatab...
6957040Image communication system
Transmission and receiving of image data recorded on a digital still camera to and from a server are controlled by a portable telephone set. At the time of transmission, communication between the portable telephone set and the digital still camera and communication ...
Each transmitter transmits temperature/pressure data of an associated tire together with an ID assigned to each transmitter. A pneumatic tire pressure monitoring apparatus receives the temperature/pressure data, and inputs traveling condition specifying data which s...
6950567Method and apparatus for providing inductive coupling and decoupling of high-frequency, high-bandwidth data signals directly on and off of a high voltage power line
The present invention is drawn to an electrically “closed” method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data signals over a high voltage power line. Inductive coupling is employed for coupling and decoupling the data signal directly on to and off of a sin...
6940403Reprogrammable remote sensor monitoring system
An automated, real-time, reprogrammable monitoring and control system for portable, remote sensors and subjects includes one or more portable monitoring units, each of the portable monitoring units having a sensor, a location-determining device, and a sensor interfa...
6937160Sensor arrangement for application to at least one data item
A sensor arrangement for application to at least one data item, and comprising at least one sensitive element connected by way of sensor electronic circuitry having a storage arrangement with an input/output port. This input/output port of the sensor arrangement is ...
6933835Data communication over a power line
A signal is received from a first portion of a power line and at least a portion of the signal is converted to a non-electrically conducting signal. The non-electrically conducting signal may be communicated to a non-electrically conductive communication path. In th...
6926440Infrared temperature sensors for solar panel
A solar receiver system for utilizing solar energy to produce electrical power and to generate a temperature profile of a plurality of receiver tubes utilized in the system. The solar receiver system includes a solar receiver having a plurality of receiver panels in...
6914539System and method for a low rate, in-band broadcast communication for medical telemetry
A medical telemetry system includes a central station having a central station receiver and a central station transmitter that both operate on a frequency bandwidth having frequency multiplexed transmission channels and guard bands. A guard band separates each of th...
6911828Apparatus and method for detecting the degradation of a coating using embedded sensors
A system and method for monitoring the effectiveness of a coating on a substrate surface and indicating the failure of the coating to adequately protect the surface from corrosion, degradation, and the like. The system includes a sensor array positioned in contact w...
6907283Patient telemetry device with auto-compensation for impedance changes in leadset antenna
Various designs and features of an ambulatory transceiver and ECG lead set are disclosed for use in remote patient monitoring. One feature involves the use of unshielded, dual-conductor lead wires in which one conductor carries the patient's ECG signal and the other...
6906638Sensor unit
A sensor unit (9) for measuring a process magnitude and for producing a digital signal representative of the process magnitude exhibits an interface (3) for transmitting the digital signal in a network (5) that supports communication between a p...
6900738Method and apparatus for reading a meter and providing customer service via the internet
A method and system for monitoring usage of a utility at a remote location by a central station and incorporates a real time method for optimizing energy costs operationally by combining optimization algorithms and real time pricing data to lower costs to the energy...
6900737Remote access to electronic meters using the short message service
An automatic meter reading (AMR) system collects readings from multiple or individual meters or sets parameters in individual or multiple meters using the Short Message Service (SMS) in digital cellular networks. The individual meters incorporate interfaces to the S...
6897788Wireless system protocol for telemetry monitoring
A wireless, programmable system for medical monitoring includes a base unit and a plurality of individual wireless, remotely programmable biosensor transceivers. The base unit manages the transceivers by issuing registration, configuration, data acquisition, and tra...
6889174Remotely controllable distributed device monitoring unit and system
A unit and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and specifically for remotely monitoring and/or controlling street lamps. The lamp monitoring and control unit comprises a processing and sensing unit for sensing at least one lamp parameter o...
6885288Method and apparatus for accessing medical asset data
A wireless communication system to obtain data from a medical asset, such as mobile equipment. The system utilizes a transmitter coupled to a programmable interface. The programmable interface is, in turn, coupled to a device associated with the asset. The device or...
6876311Spindle mounted telemetry system
The present invention relates to a telemetry assembly for a spindle. The telemetry assembly includes a wireless transmitter coupled to the spindle to rotate therewith and a receiving antenna wirelessly coupled to the transmitter. A guiding system having a central ap...
6870484Patient monitoring systems having two-way communication
A patient monitoring system comprising a central station for analyzing and displaying patient data; a system receiver connected to the central station; and an antenna array connected to the system receiver and including a plurality of antennae, each having connected...
6864802Wireless spread-spectrum telesensor chip with synchronous digital architecture
A fully integrated wireless spread-spectrum sensor incorporating all elements of an “intelligent” sensor on a single circuit chip is capable of telemetering data to a receiver. Synchronous control of all elements of the chip provides low-cost, low-noise, and hig...
6847305In-tank fuel level data networks for retailer data
A method and system for communications of fuel data, including fuel depletion data, in regards of fuel storage tanks includes an electronic communicator linked to a sensor associated with the storage tank for communicating over a communications network the fuel data...
6842620System and method for providing traffic information using operational data of a wireless network
Providing traffic information by using operational data developed by a wireless communication network to generate traffic information. Location information from the network can be combined with computerized street maps to measure the time it takes to get from one ge...
6836219Method for synchronizing at least two control devices
A sensor device having an incremental encoder and a measuring sensor generating a measuring signal is assigned to two control devices. A synchronization device generates a synchronization signal. A conditioned first measuring signal is generated in the first control...
6781513Telemetry of diagnostic messages from a mobile asset to a remote station
A telemeter for telemetry of diagnostic messages from a mobile asset to a remote station comprises a processor coupled to the output of one or more condition sensors. The processor converts the output of the condition sensors to a diagnostic message, and provides th...
6778100Conduit network system
A conduit network system includes at least one, and typically multiple, node elements in communication with an inner area of a conduit, which is used to transfer material therein. The node element can receive, process and communicate data signals that are representa...
6778099Wireless area network communications module for utility meters
A communications module that permits remote meter reading of a utility meter via a wireless modem that communicates using data packet networks along a communications system, such as ARDIS. The communications module is a microprocessor-based transmitter/receiver whic...
6774814Pipe-to-soil testing apparatus and methods
A test point monitor is disclosed which includes, a processor, a cellular modem interfaced to the processor, and at least one analog sensor interfaced to the processor. The monitor is configured with a wake-up cycle, and further configured to periodically measure a ...
6771169Tire pressure monitoring system with a signal initiator
A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a-d) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16a-d) that generate a respective plurality of tr...
6768425Medical apparatus remote control and method
A system for providing medical treatment to a patient, including a medical treatment apparatus and a remote control device. The medical treatment apparatus has a local processor, and a local communication element connected to the local processor, while the remote co...
6753792Distribution line capacitor monitoring and protection module
A device comprising a fault detector and communications module. The communications module can transmit and receive information and data via a commercial two-way wireless system, which may include two-way paging technology. The inventive device is capable of measurin...
6753772Method and arrangement for detecting and digitally transmitting measured analog output values of a number of transducers
To develop a method according to WO 01/45232 in such a manner that it supplies good results in every case, in a method for detecting and digitally transmitting measured analog output values of a number of transducers to a protection or field device, the measured ana...
6744375Device and method for determining and displaying travel or fitness quantities of a user of a sports equipment
A device for determining and displaying travel data of a user of a sports equipment which has contact with the ground, comprises a first microcontroller associated with the sports equipment for at least recording or partially processing travel data of the sports equ...
6725206Cashierless shopping store and components for use therein
A cashierless shopping store includes a plurality of shopping carts into which selected items to be purchased are placed by shoppers. Each of the shopping carts includes a weight detector to measure the weight of items placed therein and a transmitter to transmit th...
6710721Radio frequency automated meter reading device
A radio frequency automated meter reading (AMR) device for determining quantities of a consumed utility product including electric, gas and water service. The present invention intermittently transmits utility product consumption as a modulated RF signal, and does n...
6703942Measuring system using detachable reading/programming means
An industrial system for measuring a physical quantity, related to an industrial process and/or application, comprising: first means for detecting said physical quantity and for transmitting first data and/or signals related to said physical quantity; ...
6696957System and method for remotely monitoring movement of individuals
A system and method for remotely ascertaining movement or non-movement of an individual in order to determine a possible emergency condition. The system includes a plurality of base systems, a central monitoring system, and a plurality of client systems. ...
6657553Method of monitoring a protected space
A method and apparatus are provided for collecting and disseminating information regarding a protected space. The method includes the steps of detecting a signal event of the protected space, coding the signal event into a packet message and transferring ...
6642853Movable wireless sensor device for performing diagnostics with a substrate processing system
A sensor device, for diagnosing a processing system, generally includes a support platform and one or more sensors mounted on the support platform. The sensor senses a condition, such as direction or inclination or acceleration in one or two axes, of the ...
6636769Telemetric medical system and method
A telemetric medical system comprises a telemetric medical sensor for implantation in a patient's body for measuring a parameter therein. The sensor comprises a housing and a membrane at one end of the housing. The membrane is deformable in response to th...
6624760Monitoring system including an electronic sensor platform and an interrogation transceiver
A wireless monitoring system suitable for a wide range of remote data collection applications. The system includes at least one Electronic Sensor Platform (ESP), an Interrogator Transceiver (IT) and a general purpose host computer. The ESP functions as a ...
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