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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:
Aug. 19, 2025

Filed:

May. 04, 2023
Applicant:

Avista Edge, Inc., Spokane, WA (US);

Inventors:

Sean Chambers, Spokane, WA (US);

David Gregory Schafer, Spokane, WA (US);

Mark Wayne Gustafson, Spokane, WA (US);

Yossi Har-Nov, Parkland, FL (US);

Assignee:

Avista Edge, Inc., Spokane, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H04W 16/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04B 3/54 (2013.01); H04W 16/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a consumer premise equipment (CPE) configured to couple to an electric meter at a premise. The CPE includes one or more first antennas and a first broadband over powerline (BPL) interface. The CPE is configured to receive data from a remote device, send, via the first BPL interface, a first portion of the data over electrical wiring of the premise, and send, via the one or more first antennas, a second portion of the data. A router one or more second antennas and a second BPL interface. The router is configured to receive, via the second BPL interface, the first portion of the data, receive, via the one or more second antennas, the second portion of the data, and aggregate the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data to extend broadband services to the premise.


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