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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Gerald K. Rudolf, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Muhammad Sajjad Abdullah, Indianapolis, IN (US);
David Brian Alder, Fishers, IN (US);
Pulin Rajesh Shah, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Steven William Thomas, Carmel, IN (US);
Stanley Edson Brown, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Gerald K. Rudolf, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Muhammad Sajjad Abdullah, Indianapolis, IN (US);
David Brian Alder, Fishers, IN (US);
Pulin Rajesh Shah, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Steven William Thomas, Carmel, IN (US);
Stanley Edson Brown, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Acterna LLC, Germantown, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of performing measurements with a portable meter and reporting measurement data from the portable meter to a central office over a secure channel. The method includes synchronizing the portable meter and the central office though a trusted interface prior to taking measurements at a customer location.