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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Applicant:
Roger K. Alexander, Rockville, MD (US);
Inventor:
Roger K. Alexander, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G01R 21/133 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system described herein can include a first node within an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network. The first node can be configured to be installed within a portion of a meter device. The system can also include an adapter configured to function as a second node within the AMI network. The adapter can be configured to translate a signal defined based on a platform of a premise network into a signal defined based on a platform of the AMI network. The adapter can be configured to be a meter-independent device.