US 12,309,047 B2
Systems and methods for processing meter information in a network of intelligent electronic devices
Erran Kagan, Great Neck, NY (US); and Luna A. Koval, Commack, NY (US)
Assigned to EI ELECTRONICS LLC, Westbury, NY (US)
Filed by EI ELECTRONICS LLC., Westbury, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/088,814.
Application 17/088,814 is a continuation of application No. 13/836,671, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 10,862,784.
Application 13/836,671 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/644,877, filed on Oct. 4, 2012, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/542,935, filed on Oct. 4, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2021/0058311 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 43/0876 (2022.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G01R 22/06 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); H04L 67/06 (2022.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 43/0876 (2013.01) [G01D 4/004 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.05); G01R 22/063 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y04S 20/30 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing meter information, the system comprising:
a plurality of meters, each of the plurality of meters configured to measure parameters of a commodity consumed at a customer location;
a server in communication with the plurality of meters by way of a network, the server configured to store the measured parameters from the meters;
a plurality of client devices in communication with the server by way of the network, the plurality of client devices including one or more calling devices; and
a storage device in communication with the plurality of client devices by way of the network, the storage device configured to store meter information related to the meters, wherein the meter information includes at least connection information for each meter to be used to enable the one or more calling devices to access the meters, the at least connection information for each meter being updated as needed by the server;
wherein the one or more calling devices include software configured to reference the storage device to look up the connection information for one or more meters and to receive meter information from the one or more meters using the connection information without reconfiguring the software after the connection information for at least one meter has changed.