The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/572 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); G06F 11/0793 (2013.01); G06F 11/1433 (2013.01); G06F 11/1417 (2013.01); Y02B 90/241 (2013.01); Y02B 90/246 (2013.01); Y04S 20/32 (2013.01); Y04S 20/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a utility meter. The utility meter includes a network interface and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether the network interface is operational subsequent to a bootup of the utility meter. The processor is also configured to initiate a reboot of the utility meter using known valid firmware instruction set of the utility meter if the network interface is determined to be non-operational.