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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Pontin, Seneca, SC (US);
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/00 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); Y02B 90/241 (2013.01); Y04S 20/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Data communication may be accomplished between a utility meter and a peripheral device via a universal serial bus (USB) connection and a USB protocol. The meter may include metrology components arranged to measure utility consumption at a site. The meter may further include components for providing the data communication with the peripheral via the universal serial bus (USB) connection and a USB protocol. In an implementation, the meter provides electrical isolation between the data communication components and the metrology components.