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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Utility Meter Reader, Llc, Dublin, OH (US);
Inventors:
James L. Kennedy, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas Baird, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
UTILITY METER READER, LLC, Dublin, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/38 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00671 (2013.01); G01D 4/008 (2013.01); G06K 9/342 (2013.01); G06K 9/38 (2013.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04L 67/00 (2013.01); G06K 2209/03 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20036 (2013.01); Y02B 90/247 (2013.01); Y04S 20/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to read an analog dial utility meter including a plurality of analog dials, where each dial includes a rotating dial indicator is provided. The apparatus is configured to analyze a digital image of the analog dial utility meter to determine a value of each dial of the utility meter. The method comprises receiving a digital image of the analog dial utility meter, and performing one or more processing and analysis steps to determine a meter reading of the utility meter.