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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Landis+gyr Llc, Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
David Schamber, Lafayette, IN (US);
Daniel Mondot, Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Landis+Gyr LLC, Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 22/10 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G01D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 22/10 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); G01D 9/005 (2013.01); Y02B 90/241 (2013.01); Y04S 20/32 (2013.01); Y04S 20/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for storing information within a utility meter that includes storing a data stream comprising a plurality of data values regarding a metered quantity delivered to a load corresponding to a plurality of time periods, wherein the plurality of data values are stored sequentially based on their corresponding time periods. The method also includes responsive to a power outage, inserting into the data stream a time stamp corresponding to a time period in the plurality of time periods in which the power outage occurred.