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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
Warren T. Martin, Lafayette, IN (US);
Warren T. Martin, Lafayette, IN (US);
Landis+Gyr, Inc., Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A utility meter comprises a measurement circuit configured to measure commodity consumption and provide consumption data. A memory in the meter is configured to store meter data including the consumption data. The memory includes a plurality of memory segments, each of the plurality of memory segments protected by a different password. The meter further comprises a receiver configured to receive a memory request and an associated password from a source external to the utility meter. A controller in the meter is configured to grant or deny the memory request depending upon the associated password received from the source external to the utility meter.