System and Method for Establishing Communications with an Electronic Meter

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20090125351A1
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12262940

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A system, device, and method of using a power line communication device that is communicatively connected to a low voltage power line to establish communications with one or more electronic utility meters is provided. In one embodiment the method includes setting an encryption key parameter to a first encryption key used by the one or more electronic utility meters, establishing communications via one or more low voltage power lines with at least some of the utility meters using the first encryption key, assessing the quality of communications with at least some of the utility meters, transmitting communications quality data to a remote computer system; receiving information of one or more assigned meters from the remote computer system; and storing information of the assigned meters in memory.

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DAVIS JR ROBERT GNot Provided

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berkman, William H New York, US 36 7075
Davis,, JR Robert G Gaithersburg, US 1 167
Keefe, Robert A Pittsford, US 5 394
White,, II Melvin J Germantown, US 1 167

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