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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:

Hydro-québec, Montréal, CA;

Inventors:

Alexandre Lemire, Laval, CA;

Louis Dupont, Montréal, CA;

Assignee:

HYDRO-QUÉBEC, Montréal, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/309 (2015.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); G01R 22/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/318 (2015.01); G01R 22/063 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device is provided for determining an RF coverage quality of a wireless mesh network at a given location. The device includes a communication module, a processing module, and a visual interface. The communication module is configured to communicate with nearby neighbours in the wireless mesh network. The processing module is configured to detect and calculate good neighbours having an RF signal strength above a first predetermined threshold, and a tickle success rate above a second predetermined threshold. Methods to install and validate the installation of a wireless electric meter and a passive antenna are also provided.


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