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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
John Bean, Seneca, SC (US);
Thomas Benjamin Smith, Landrum, SC (US);
Gregory Shane Barrett, Hayesville, NC (US);
James Ntaribo Takow, Seneca, SC (US);
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system on a module and techniques for use and operation in multiple different smart grid devices and/or nodes are described herein. One example of a system on a module includes a processor, a flash memory device in communication with the processor, and a RAM memory device in communication with the processor. A connector provides an interface to the smart grid device, and includes a plurality of metrology and communications interfaces.