Utility meter emulation mode system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9733104
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14139157

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One embodiment describes a utility metering system that includes metering infrastructure that facilitates data communication within the utility metering system in accordance with an expected metering platform, and a utility meter communicatively coupled to the metering infrastructure. The utility meter operates in a native mode when a native metering platform is compatible with the expected metering platform, in which the utility meter operates in a first manner in accordance with the native metering platform. The utility meter operates in an emulation mode when the native metering platform is not compatible with the expected metering platform and an emulation metering platform is compatible with the expected metering platform, in which the utility meter operates in a second manner in accordance with the emulation metering.

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ACLARA METERS LLCC/O SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS INC 5200 TOWN CENTER CIRCLE SUITE 600 BOCA RATON FL 33486

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Crittenden, Curtis Whitmore Dover, US 11 56
Lafond, Guy P Portsmouth, US 2 9
Lavoie, Gregory Paul Barrington, US 7 75
Rouaud, Didier Gilbert Kennesaw, US 6 58
Subirana, Jason I Dover, US 3 100

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