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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas Benjamin Smith, Landrum, SC (US);
Joseph Pontin, Seneca, SC (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Benjamin Smith, Landrum, SC (US);
Joseph Pontin, Seneca, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a wide area network (WAN) module including plural radios, a power supply, and a switch configured so that one and only one of the radios may receive power at any one time. The switch may be electronically or manually operable; if electronically operable, the module may include a processor and a universal serial bus (USB) port for receiving power switching instructions. The WAN module may be incorporated into utility consumption measuring (metering) devices which may correspond to components in a consumption measurement and reporting automatic meter reading (AMR) system.