Metering systems

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G01F 15/00 (2006.01) G07F 15/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2289596

A metering system comprises a meter (1) for generating consumption data indicative of consumption of a service, valve means (4) which can be opened or closed to enable or disable supply of the service, and payment means (2) arranged for communication with the meter (1) via a communications link (10). The payment means (2) includes input means (6) for input of credit by the consumer, and a payment controller (9) for monitoring consumption of the service against input credit. The state of the valve (4) is controlled in dependence on the input credit. The meter (1) transmits the consumption data to the payment means (2), and the system varies the frequency with which the consumption data is transmitted in dependence on the state of the valve means (4), thereby allowing power consumption due to communications to be optimised.

On décrit une installation de comptage qui comprend un compteur (1) pour générer des données indicatives de consommation d'un service, un moyen de soupapes (4) qui s'ouvre et se ferme pour permettre ou empêcher la fourniture du service, et un moyen de paiement (2) disposé de manière à communiquer avec le compteur (1) par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de communication (10). Le moyen de paiement (2) inclut un moyen d'entrée (6) permettant à l'utilisateur d'entrer un crédit, et un système de contrôle des paiements (9) pour surveiller la consommation du service par rapport au crédit entré. L'état du moyen de soupapes (4) est commandé relativement au crédit entré. Le compteur (1) communique les données de consommation au moyen de paiement (2) et le système régule la fréquence de communication des données de consommation en fonction de l'état du moyen de soupapes (4), ce qui permet d'optimiser la consommation électrique résultant des communications.

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