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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Robert Patrick Keeney, Barrington, NH (US);
Bruce Robert Ladeau, Hampton, NH (US);
Rajeswara Rao Pasupuleti, Hyderabad, IN;
Robert Patrick Keeney, Barrington, NH (US);
Bruce Robert Ladeau, Hampton, NH (US);
Rajeswara Rao Pasupuleti, Hyderabad, IN;
Aclara Meters LLC, Hazelwood, MO (US);
Abstract
A measuring instrument includes at least one processor having at least one processor internal resource. The measuring instrument may also include at least one hardware component external to the processor and at least one storage component. Firmware may be stored in the storage component and is accessible by the processor. The firmware includes at least one application; a virtualized hardware system having routines that emulate at least one processor internal resource; and at least one application programming interface between the application and the virtualized hardware system.