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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric B. Reed, East Berlin, CT (US);
Maniunath Garalapuraiaha, Farmington, CT (US);
Karl Pedersen, Ansonia, CT (US);
Leslie Rosenau, Dover, NH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method is described for reprogramming a meter, including configuring the meter to accept user code reprogramming at meter power-up and, at power-up, providing user code reprogramming to the meter control program. The meter is configured to accept user code at power-up by executing processor boot loader code providing for optional loading of user code into the processor memory upon processor boot-up. The meter user thus can change metering functions and options without disassembling the meter or removing it from service.