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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2019
Applicant:

Diehl Metering Systems Gmbh, Nuremberg, DE;

Inventors:

Thomas Blank, Merkendorf, DE;

Petra Joppich-Dohlus, Rathsberg, DE;

Stefan Schmitz, Nuremberg, DE;

Achim Schmidt, Weissenohe, DE;

Christian Jambor, Nuremberg, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 16/17 (2019.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 4/004 (2013.01); G06F 16/1734 (2019.01); H04L 63/068 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 12/04071 (2019.01); H04Q 2209/30 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for operating an electronic consumption data module. Consumption data are transmitted via a communication system to a receiver, and different keys are provided for different software authorizations. Command authorizations are defined as software authorizations in the consumption data module. A consumption data module has a memory, a control and/or regulating unit, and a communication device for the consumption data transmission. Different keys are provided for different software authorizations, and the command authorizations are defined as software authorizations in the consumption data module. The consumption data module is operable by the method.


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