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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventor:
Bret Gregory Holmdahl, Greenacres, WA (US);
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/72 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); G01D 4/006 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/10 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/25 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for injecting encryption keys into a meter as a part of a manufacturing process are discussed. Since various encryption keys injected into meters may be specific to each individual meter, a utility company customer may require a copy of the injected encryption keys associated with each individual meter. The techniques may include providing a copy of keys injected into each meter to a utility company customer. In some instances, the meter manufacturer may not store or persist various encryption keys that are injected into the meters during the manufacturing process.