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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Trilliant Networks, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Conant, Burlingame, CA (US);
Vincent Bemmel, Dublin, CA (US);
Alan Jacobsen, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trilliant Networks Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and process for switching to or between multiple networks to optimize communication between an energy device, e.g., meter, in proximity to at least one of the multiple networks and a head end server to facilitate communication of energy-related data therebetween is described. The system includes a communications module associated with the energy device for controlling the switching between networks and/or the directing of energy-related data communications over different networks in accordance with data type.