Utility meter intelligent firmware update system and method
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    发明公开
    Utility meter intelligent firmware update system and method 审中-公开
    智慧型Verbrauchszähler-Firmwareaktualisierung系统和Verfahren

    公开(公告)号:EP2905701A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-12

    申请号:EP15154422.8

    申请日:2015-02-10

    IPC分类号: G06F9/445 G01D4/00 G06Q50/06

    摘要: One embodiment describes a utility metering system (10). The utility metering system includes a utility meter (16) that is communicatively coupled to a utility service provider (14), in which the utility meter includes firmware (24). The utility meter (16) stores a firmware update downloaded from the utility service provider (14), determines a particular time to update the firmware (24) with the firmware update, in which the particular time is determined based at least in part on historical time of use data, time of use pricing rates, or a combination thereof. The historical time of use data includes utility consumption by a consumer over time and the time of use pricing rates includes the price per unit of utility charged to the consumer. Additionally, the utility meter (16) updates the firmware (24) at the particular time.

    摘要翻译: 一个实施例描述了公用计量系统(10)。 公用事业计量系统包括通信地耦合到公用事业服务提供商(14)的公用事业计量器(16),其中公用事业计量器包括固件(24)。 公用事业计量器(16)存储从公用事业服务提供商(14)下载的固件更新,确定具有固件更新的特定时间来更新固件(24),其中特定时间至少部分地基于历史 使用时间数据,使用时间定价率或其组合。 使用数据的历史时间包括消费者随时间的公用事业消费,使用时间定价率包括向消费者收取的每单位效用的价格。 此外,效用度量计(16)在特定时间更新固件(24)。