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Gregory Shane Barrett

Kevin David Guthrie

Samuel Lee Whitfield

Scott Michael Collins

Brett D McDonald

Thomas Benjamin Smith

Christophe Fouquet

Malladi Satyanarayana Murty

John Bean

James Ntaribo Takow

Michael Clarence Miller

John Robert Bean

Brett Mcdonald

An inventive solution directed to an apparatus and system for creating a dynamic ambient lighting experience wherein the level of brightness increases and decreases along a horizonal path to create an impression of linear movement. This simulates the traversal of the sun along its horizon. The device comprising subsection units which may be coordinated to increase or decrease length. The time and speed for dimming and brightening of light from start to finish along the length of the device may be defined by preconfigured parameters or customized to desired setting. The device creating a diurnal pattern of light transition and movement along the length of an indoor space subject to the peripheral view of the observer.

Device, method, and system for creating dynamic horizon effect lighting

The techniques described herein implement an operating system that can reliably process time sensitive information in non real-time manner. Thus, the operating system described herein is capable of processing an instance of time sensitive input during a time period after the instance of time sensitive input is received (e.g., at a future point in time). To accomplish this, the techniques timestamp each instance of time sensitive input when it is received at a device. The techniques then store the timestamped instance of time sensitive input in a temporary queue, and make the timestamped instance available to the operating system at a time period after the time period when it is received, as indicated by the timestamp. Additional techniques described herein prioritize the activation of a driver configured to receive the time sensitive information during a bootup sequence or a reboot sequence.

Priority activation of metrology driver in boot sequence

A system set of a utility node device, such as a kernel and/or root file system, may be updated by utilizing a multi-system set configuration. For example, the multi-system set configuration may include a first system set that is generally configured to act as an 'active' set, a second system set (e.g., 'idle' set) that is configured to operate when the first system set is non-operational or in an &#x201c;idle&#x201d; state, and a third system set that is configured to operate when the first and second system sets are non-operational. During an update of a system set, an update package may be applied to the second &#x201c;idle&#x201d; system set, while the first &#x201c;active&#x201d; system set remains operational. The utility node device may comprise a smart utility meter, sensor, control device, transformer, switch, relay, or the like.

Utilizing a multi-system set configuration to update a utility node system set

A system on a module and techniques for use and operation in multiple different smart grid devices and/or nodes are described herein. One example of a system on a module includes a processor, a flash memory device in communication with the processor, and a RAM memory device in communication with the processor. A connector provides an interface to the smart grid device, and includes a plurality of metrology and communications interfaces.

System on a module for smart grid nodes

A distributed metering platform virtualizes functions of a conventional metrology sensor and separates the virtualized functions from a metrology sensor. One or more virtual meters or applications may be instantiated at a network communication device that is remote from the metrology sensor and processes metrology data received from the metrology sensor. Each virtual meter may include multiple partitioned application spaces that are isolated from one another. In one example, a first application space includes a locked version of code and a second application space includes an unlocked version of code. Furthermore, each virtual meter may be isolated from other virtual meters such that each virtual meter is unable to affect operations and/or data associated with other virtual meters.

Virtual metering with partitioned metrology

The techniques described herein implement an operating system that can reliably process time sensitive information in non real-time manner. Thus, the operating system described herein is capable of processing an instance of time sensitive input during a time period after the instance of time sensitive input is received (e.g., at a future point in time). To accomplish this, the techniques timestamp each instance of time sensitive input when it is received at a device. The techniques then store the timestamped instance of time sensitive input in a temporary queue, and make the timestamped instance available to the operating system at a time period after the time period when it is received, as indicated by the timestamp. Additional techniques described herein prioritize the activation of a driver configured to receive the time sensitive information during a boot sequence or a reboot sequence.

Non real-time metrology data management

Software and/or firmware of a utility node device may be updated by utilizing an update package that includes multiple update items related to different types of the software and/or firmware. The utility node device may selectively install one or more of the multiple update items based on a type of the software and/or firmware that is currently installed on the device. The different types of software and/or firmware may relate to different versions of the software and/or firmware and/or different types of hardware. In some instances, an update item of the update package comprises a delta file that contains differences between different versions of the software and/or firmware. The utility node device may comprise a smart utility meter, sensor, control device, transformer, switch, relay, or the like.

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Hayesville, NC, United States of America

Gregory Shane Barrett