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WO/2004/049270A2 |
A prepayment meter having a radio, typically a GSM transceiver. Credit (and tariff changes) wirelessly transmitted to the meter, which may disconnect services such as electricity or gas supply, lighting, interactive television services a...
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WO/2004/045351A1 |
The present invention relates to a device for supplying liquids comprising heating elements (3) heating up said liquids and an electric drive pumping group (101). The characteristic is that the pumping group (101) comprises an intake (10...
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WO/2004/017168A2 |
A metering system is provided including a smartcard reader and peripheral computer in communication with a metering apparatus. A smartcard with memory, microprocessor, and license counter may then be engaged with a smartcard reader in th...
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WO/2004/008355A1 |
A system for a manufacturer to analyze purchase current of a commodity sold at a store. The system includes a server (1) communicably connected to a first terminal (3) installed at the manufacturer and a second terminal (2) installed at ...
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WO/2003/107110A1 |
A beverage dispenser for beverages such as cold tea, coffee and the like comprises:a source of water (3), distribution means (5) which splits the flow of water from the source (3) into a first stream and a second stream, a chiller unit (...
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WO/2003/099705A2 |
A Local Controller device installed in or on the fuel pump capable of functioning as a pump controller dedicated solely to the pump in which it is installed and as a data router to and from the peripheral devices. This dedicated Local Co...
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WO/2003/093933A2 |
A prepaid computer service operating on a personal computer (108) and a networked computer is activated at a point of sale (100). The service includes broadband Internet access such as DSL (110). The service running on the personal compu...
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WO/2003/084375A1 |
A time-controlled candle system (1) provided with a housing (2) subdivided into parts depending on the group-like configuration of a set of candles disposed on a platform from the centre of the same in an outward direction, according to ...
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WO/2003/060840A1 |
The invention concerns an electronic system for managing data and distributing product(s) and/or service(s) over distribution network(s) (2), comprising parameterable stand-alone electronic systems (B1, , Bn) including distribution, mete...
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WO2003029134B1 |
Disclosed herein is a dedicated pump controller apparatus for installation dedicated to and proximate a single fuel pump, comprising: at least one processor; data memory; and at least one fuel pump communications interface for communicat...
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WO/2002/099759A2 |
The present invention relates to a utility prepayment system and a method for purchasing an amount of one or more utility commodities. More specifically the present invention discloses a prepayment system and method for purchasing of one...
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WO/2002/080119A1 |
A system is provided for generating a vending token for use with a utility prepayment meter operable to dispense a utility to a consumer. The system includes at least one portable storage means having a dispenser key stored therein, the ...
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WO/2002/073553A1 |
A system for supplying pre-paid goods or services eg electricity to a user, comprising: a monitoring device locate at the user's premises for monitoring usage of goods or services, the device including a storage means for storing a signa...
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WO/2002/063742A1 |
The present invention relates to a vehicle charging system comprising a vehicle charging bay or docking station having a source of power for charging a battery means of an electric vehicle via input connection means (13, 15) while the ve...
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WO/2002/047041A2 |
A prepayment meter comprises measurement means for measuring a flow of at least one utility to a consumer thereof; a controller operable to regulate the flow of the utility to the consumer; and an interface facility having input means fo...
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WO/2002/037227A2 |
Methods and apparatus implementing techniques for asymmetrical communication in prepayment metering. In general, in one aspect, the techniques provide a utility system (100) that includes a distribution network (102) for distributing a r...
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WO/2002/015078A1 |
A utility meter reading system comprises a utility meter (100), an irrigation controller (200), and a data link (101) between the utility meter and the irrigation controller (200). The data link is preferably a hard wired link, but may b...
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WO/2001/093224A1 |
The present invention discloses a wireless terminal for checking the amount used of gauge and a gauge management system using a wireless communication network which checks the amount used of electricity, tap water, and gas by a wireless ...
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WO/2001/091073A1 |
A transaction authorisation system comprises a user interface unit (30) capable of accepting a transaction authorisation and a utility meter (10) provided at a location having an associated location identifier unique to the location, whe...
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WO/2001/088937A1 |
A device for limiting the use of electronic appliances is disclosed. A timer is set inside an electronic appliance such as a television or personal computer. A three-stage conversion switch capable of selecting one of the continuous use ...
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WO/2001/088856A1 |
The present invention relates to a parking fee system, the geographical area covered by the system being divided into parking areas, and area codes being defined for the parking areas, the system comprising a network element (1') for rec...
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WO/2001/086536A1 |
A method and an apparatus (5) for monitoring and controlling the provision of user pays products and/or services is provided. The apparatus may interface with a meter (6) of a supply network or supply channel and control the supply of us...
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WO/2001/082161A1 |
A commodity selling system comprises an information communication network (10) built using a power transmitting/distributing network, a portable terminal (22) provided to a customer of an electric power company, connected to the informat...
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WO/2001/075756A1 |
An auction service is provided that stimulates competition between energy suppliers (i.e., electric power or natural gas). A bidding moderator (Moderator) receives bids from the competing suppliers of the rate each is willing to charge t...
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WO/2001/065355A1 |
A method and a system for converting a document in a streamed manner, resulting in rapid transmission and display of each part of a document as that part is converted. The system and method are preferred for operation in environments wit...
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WO/2001/055987A1 |
A power metering apparatus provides utility services to a customer's facility when the customer prepays or makes other sufficient advance payment assurances. This apparatus is inserted between the utility company's delivery lines and the...
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WO/2001/043090A1 |
The credited electronic water meter with touch-matic type memory; is an instrument, which measures the flow of water electronically, and credit is being loaded previously by using the touch-matic type memory, that allows the passage of w...
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WO/2001/039867A1 |
An oxygen dispenser for dispensing substantially pure oxygen or highly oxygen enriched air, which dispenser comprises an oxygen concentrator or an oxygen/oxygen-enriched air-containing cylinder in fluid communication with a dispenser out...
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WO/2001/039145A1 |
A method for allowing utility customers to pay for energy supplies or services (208) through the existing billing infrastructures of the telecommunications companies. Utility meters (206) use a payment technology that requires a multi-di...
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WO/2001/035351A1 |
The invention relates to a system for showing the origin of a certain amount of electrical energy generated by a first method, which is transported via a network which is also adapted to transport energy generated by a second method, whe...
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WO/2001/024127A1 |
A parking meter includes a microcontroller and a timer coupled with a microcontroller. A mechanism for accepting payment by coin, credit card or both is coupled with the microcontroller for accepting payment for use of an associated park...
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WO/2001/015099A1 |
A pre-payment energy metering system (10, 20) uses two-way smart card (30) communications. Secure power line carrier communications are provided at the consumer locations for communication between a customer terminal (40) and the utility...
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WO/2000/077527A2 |
The electrical energy meter with energy prepayment, it is intended to simultaneous service of the customers number. The meter includes a reader (4) of information from the smart card, a display (5), interface (6), the microprocessor (3) ...
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WO2000000935A9 |
An electronic electricity meter which, in one embodiment, includes a modem board, or unit, coupled to the meter microcomputer (20) and exchanges information between the meter (10) and a central computer (58) is described. Using signals s...
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WO/2000/058922A1 |
A system for the prepayment of utility services comprises: a communication link, in particular a GSM link (5), between a consumer and a vendor of the utility services, the consumer having a prepayment meter (2) for dispensing the utility...
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WO/2000/050985A1 |
An integrated customer reward processing system (10) and fuel dispensing apparatus (12) to allow a retailer to authorize fuel to be dispensed at a discounted unit price in accordance with a customer's achievement of predefined purchasing...
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WO/2000/035063A1 |
An interface layer and method is provided that permits applications (10), without modification, to operate with any type of meter (30). The interface (20) comprises an abstraction layer and library or repository of descriptions specific ...
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WO/2000/033258A1 |
The invention relates to a method and a device for determining and deducting the price of a journey on public transport and to a form of ticket. During the journey, amounts corresponding to the routes travelled are deducted from a storag...
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WO/2000/021044A1 |
The invention concerns a two-way communication system between a plurality of subscriber terminals (2) connected to a power and/or fluid dispensing network and a central management unit4) designed to process data concerning all the subscr...
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WO/2000/013152A1 |
Method for controlling the use of furniture to sit or lie on, put at users' disposal, characterized in that when a piece of furniture is reserved, a time mechanism (7) is started, as a result of which during a set period of time, a signa...
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WO/1999/058987A1 |
A value store electric power meter is provided. The server of an electric power supplier, an electric power seller, or an electric power reseller transfers value through an electric power line through a built-in electric power modem, sto...
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WO/1999/056101A2 |
This invention relates to the dispensing of liquids by means of a fluid dispensing apparatus (10) having one or more of a leakage detection means (94), a latching solenoid (84), and a fluid flow meter (20). The invention also provides ea...
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WO/1999/042963A1 |
Apparatus for prepayment water management includes an inlet (8) an outlet (9) for flowing water, a metering unit (6) for the flow of water therethrough, a regulator (5) to start and stop the flow of water, a data device interface (2) cap...
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WO/1999/040544A1 |
According to the present invention, there is provided a system including vehicles and fuel dispensing stations, wherein the vehicles and the stations include means whereby the cost of fuel is adjusted automatically in dependence on elect...
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WO/1999/031953A2 |
A system is provided for transferring financial data from a utility supplier to a number of remote devices belonging to at least one consumer. The system comprises a financial data memory in which is stored financial data relating to con...
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WO/1998/056138A1 |
Metering arrangements between a supplier (1) of services such as electricity, water or gas and a consumer (2), in which the consumer conveys encrypted usage information to the supplier. Equipment (3) generally including a visual display ...
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WO/1998/052003A1 |
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 ...
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WO/1998/052167A1 |
A credit transfer system is provided for transferring credit, representing credited consumption of a metered service G issued to a consumer, to a consumer metering apparatus (1, 2) which is selectively operable to cut-off the supply of t...
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WO/1998/038844A2 |
An auction service is provided that stimulates competition between energy suppliers (i.e., electric power or natural gas). A bidding moderator (1) receives bids from the competing suppliers of the rate each is willing to charge to partic...
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WO/1998/037518A1 |
A system and method to adapt a fuel dispenser (12) and related facilities to accept bar coded cards in addition to or instead of magnetic strip cards. A standard bar code reader is used in conjuction with a magnetic strip card reader. Th...
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