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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
David M. Bovankovich, Yardley, PA (US);
Frederick W. Cowdery, Perkasie, PA (US);
Yi Gu, Princeton, NJ (US);
Paul E. Hake, DeSoto, TX (US);
Kantol Khek, Moorestown, NJ (US);
David M. Bovankovich, Yardley, PA (US);
Frederick W. Cowdery, Perkasie, PA (US);
Yi Gu, Princeton, NJ (US);
Paul E. Hake, DeSoto, TX (US);
Kantol Khek, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Hunt Power, L.P., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A satellite communications device for processing meter data includes an interface adapted to receive data from a plurality of remotely located utility meters of a selected meter type. The interface is configurable to receive data from at least a first meter type and a second meter type. A satellite modem is coupled to the interface and is operable to send the data received from the utility meters using a satellite link. The device includes a plurality of software modules for execution in the satellite modem. A first software module is adapted to process data from utility meters of the first meter type and a second software module is adapted to process data from utility meters of the second meter type.