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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Matthew Johnson, Spokane, WA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Johnson, Spokane, WA (US);
Assignee:
ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); Y02B 90/241 (2013.01); Y02B 90/246 (2013.01); Y04S 20/32 (2013.01); Y04S 20/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for remotely configuring gateway devices in a gateway-based Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network. Remotely configurable gateway devices are provided for Internet Protocol (IP) communications between consumption measuring devices and a utility central facility. Communications between the gateway device and central facility may be by way of wired or wireless communications and may include configuration information multicast from the central facility to selected gateway devices.