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Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2021
Applicant:

Landis+gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Hett, Sandy Springs, GA (US);

James Patrick Hanley, Decatur, GA (US);

Chris Calvert, Roswell, GA (US);

Assignee:

Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2009.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/0607 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 9/445 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A deployed node may automatically switch from one configuration to another configuration. The node includes a first firmware image that corresponds to a first configuration and a second firmware image that corresponds to a second configuration. The node executes the first firmware image to run the first configuration. At some point, the node determines that a switch to the second configuration is appropriate and switches to the second configuration by activating the second firmware image. The switch does not require intervention by a central system or any manual intervention. In some instances, the configurations are associated with different communication protocols.


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