US 12,088,732 B2
Automated tamper detection of meter configuration parameters
Stephen John Chasko, Marietta, GA (US); Damien Hugoo, Roswell, GA (US); and Dave Stenberg, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Assigned to Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Landis+Gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/830,685.
Application 17/830,685 is a continuation of application No. 17/036,407, filed on Sep. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,356,277.
Prior Publication US 2022/0303144 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 9/3247 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
storing, at a central system, at least a portion of an encoded representation of initial configuration parameters of a configurable resource meter, wherein the initial configuration parameters comprise adjustable parameters of the configurable resource meter that are adjustable to change how a resource is metered;
requesting, by the central system, a report indicating updated configuration parameters from the configurable resource meter;
receiving, at the central system, the report including at least a portion of an encoded representation of the updated configuration parameters of the configurable resource meter;
comparing, at the central system, at least the portion of the encoded representation of the updated configuration parameters to at least the portion of the encoded representation of the initial configuration parameters; and
determining, at the central system, a potential compromise of the configurable resource meter when at least the portion of the encoded representation of the updated configuration parameters is different from at least the portion of the encoded representation of the initial configuration parameters.