Roberta S Yee

US Patent:

20130106616, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Oct 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/662056

Inventors:

ELSTER SOLUTIONS, LLC - Raleigh NC, US
Andrew J. Borleske - Garner NC, US
Mark Holman - Durham NC, US
Roberta Yee - Raleigh NC, US
Nicholas Fountas - Cary NC, US
Jonathan H. Bailey - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

ELSTER SOLUTIONS, LLC - RALEIGH NC

International Classification:

G08C 15/06

US Classification:

34087002

Abstract:

A metering device may be configured to communicate with other devices in an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system. For example, a metering device may be configured to communicate with a collection device. To enable such communications, a collection device may send a wake-up-tone and/or a request message to a metering device. Based on the request message, a metering device may send data to the collection device. Metering communication networks may be mobile and/or fixed. For example, a mobile collection device may use a wireless signal to interrogate a metering device to retrieve data from the metering device.

US Patent:

20160366643, Dec 15, 2016

Filed:

Aug 26, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/248573

Inventors:

- Morris Plains NJ, US
Andrew J. Borleske - Garner NC, US
Mark Holman - Durham NC, US
Roberta Yee - Raleigh NC, US
Nicholas Fountas - Cary NC, US
Jonathan H. Bailey - Raleigh NC, US

International Classification:

H04W 52/02

Abstract:

A metering device may be configured to communicate with other devices in an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system. For example, a metering device may be configured to communicate with a collection device. To enable such communications, a collection device may send a wake-up-tone and/or a request message to a metering device. Based on the request message, a metering device may send data to the collection device. Metering communication networks may be mobile and/or fixed. For example, a mobile collection device may use a wireless signal to interrogate a metering device to retrieve data from the metering device.

US Patent:

20140141711, May 22, 2014

Filed:

Dec 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/716356

Inventors:

- Raleigh NC, US
D. Mark Holman - Curham NC, US
Roberta Yee - Raleigh NC, US
Peter J. Higgins - Chapel Hill NC, US

Assignee:

ELSTER SOLUTIONS, LLC - Raleigh NC

International Classification:

H04W 40/02
H04W 88/06

US Classification:

455 111, 455500, 455 902

Abstract:

A mobile interrogator can be used in a system for hybrid employment of fixed network and mobile network communications. The system includes communication nodes. At least some of the communication nodes operate in a fixed network mode using one or more fixed wireless network communication protocols. At least some other of the communication nodes operate in a mobile mode in which they transmit meter data to a mobile device using one or more mobile communication protocols. The mobile device is configured to communicate with the mobile mode communication nodes using the one or more mobile communication protocols and to communicate with the fixed network mode communication nodes using the one or more fixed wireless network communication protocols. As a result, the performance of both fixed and mobile networks can be improved. A hybrid system can be realized that provides a utility company with advantages of both fixed and mobile networks.