Dominion Energy, Inc.
REMOTE READING OF A METER DIAL

Abstract:

A system for remote reading of a utility meter dial comprises a digital camera, a controller in communication with the digital camera, and a computing device. The digital camera is positioned and adapted to photograph a utility meter. The controller is configured to send an instruction to the camera to take a photograph of the meter according to a predefined schedule. The controller is configured to receive the photograph from the camera and to transmit the photograph. The computing device is configured to receive the photograph from the controller and to perform image analysis on the photograph to extract one or more numbers corresponding to one or more numbers displayed on a dial of the meter.