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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Robert Henry Grady, Rumford, RI (US);
Dale Mcleod Magley, Franklin, MA (US);
William Charles Shoesmith, Marion, MA (US);
Robert Henry Grady, Rumford, RI (US);
Dale McLeod Magley, Franklin, MA (US);
William Charles Shoesmith, Marion, MA (US);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for distributing a firmware upgrade within a mesh network are provided. In one implementation, a firmware upgrade distributing system comprises a utility provider, which is configured to provide utility services to a plurality of customers, a plurality of meters, and a plurality of nodes. Each meter is configured to measure utility usage data of a respective customer. The nodes are configured to transmit the utility usage data from the plurality of meters to the utility provider. When at least one of the meters is scheduled to receive a firmware upgrade, the utility provider is configured to forward the firmware upgrade to at least one of the plurality of nodes. The at least one node is configured to receive and store the firmware upgrade and, after storing the firmware upgrade, is further configured to forward the firmware upgrade to at least one of the plurality of meters.