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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
Imad Jamil, Beynes, FR;
Keith Wayne Barnes, Waseca, MN (US);
Fabrice Monier, Bry sur Marne, FR;
Thomas F. Uhling, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Assignee:
ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 40/04 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Targeted parent selection for nodes within a network include, filtering, by a node in a mesh network using one or more first network optimization criteria, a set of potential parent nodes to generate a subset of potential parent nodes; selecting, by the node using one or more second network optimization criteria, a target parent node from the subset of potential parent nodes; and transmitting, by the node, a connection request to the target parent node.