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Apparatus, system and method for upgrading firmware of energy metering device

US9235405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 2012
Grant dateJan 12, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/329
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for upgrading firmware of an energy metering device are provided. A method for upgrading firmware of an energy metering device which receives firmware from a server via a network and upgrade firmware includes: transmitting a size of a firmware segment to the server, initializing firmware upgrade, receiving a firmware segment from the server, and controlling the energy metering device to operate with received firmware in response to a request for activating firmware from the server. The server communicates with the energy metering device by using an object model obtained by object-modeling the size of a firmware segment, the firmware segment download, and the activation request.

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