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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Natural Gas Solutions North America, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jason Lee Mamaloukas, Cypress, TX (US);
Jeff Thomas Martin, Spring, TX (US);
Andrew Logan Perkins, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Natural Gas Solutions North America, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 11/12 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/02 (2013.01); G01D 4/004 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04Q 2209/43 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprising interposing an interface device in communication with both a terminal and a meter; and using the interface device for, exchanging data with the terminal and the meter using a first protocol and a second protocol, respectively, at least one of which utilizes an RF field; identifying an originating device using the data from each of the terminal and the meter; and generating an output for use over the first protocol or the second protocol in response to the originating device.