公开(公告)号：US09743337B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US12510168

申请日：2009-07-27

Applicant: George Flammer, III ,  James Pace ,  Jay Ramasastry

Inventor： George Flammer, III ,  James Pace ,  Jay Ramasastry

IPC: H04W40/22 ,  G01D4/00 ,  H04L12/715

CPC classification number: H04W40/22 ,  G01D4/004 ,  H04L45/04 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/42

Abstract: A meshed networking of access points in a utility network provides a more efficient and cost effective arrangement for communicating data between meters and the utility by linking the access points of multiple subnetworks for purposes of communicating with the utility. As a result, each individual subnetwork is not required to directly communicate with the utility. For those access points that are relieved of the need to directly communicate with the utility, the communication mechanism, e.g., cellular modem, can be eliminated, or deactivated, to thereby reduce capital expenditures and/or operational costs. Additionally, links to a WAN can be selectively activated or disabled to provision bandwidth, for example, on demand, to react to changing conditions in the subnetworks.

公开(公告)号：US09727760B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US13335722

申请日：2011-12-22

Applicant: George H. Flammer, III

Inventor： George H. Flammer, III

IPC: G06K7/10

CPC classification number: G06K7/10039 ,  G06K7/10356

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for efficiently interconnecting RFID interrogator elements. Each interrogator element is configured to function as both an RFID interrogator and an RFID tag. The RFID interrogator function enables one interrogator element to perform a read or write data operation to a second interrogator element functioning as an RFID tag. Two-way communications between interrogator elements is facilitated by read and write operations. A data backhaul network may be advantageously implemented as a wireless mesh network, comprising a plurality of interrogator elements, to transmit data from each interrogator element to a server for processing.

公开(公告)号：US09686735B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US14061689

申请日：2013-10-23

Applicant: SILVER SPRINGS NETWORKS, INC.

Inventor： Benjamin A. Rolfe ,  Kunal Pankaj Shah ,  Jay Ramasastry ,  Cristina Seibert

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W16/14

CPC classification number: H04W48/16 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/08

Abstract: A server acts as a proxy mechanism for node registration with a database. The node initially registers to participate in a wireless mesh network by transmitting a registration request to the server. The server forwards the request to the database, which validates the request. The server records that the registration request was, in fact, validated by the database. The node is then permitted to participate in the network. If the node becomes decoupled from the network, the node may then transmit a re-registration request to the server. Since the server recorded that the previous registration was validated, the server may then simply validate the re-registration request, without interacting with the database.

公开(公告)号：US09658081B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US12966298

申请日：2010-12-13

Applicant: Raj Vaswani ,  James Pace ,  Sterling Hughes

Inventor： Raj Vaswani ,  James Pace ,  Sterling Hughes

IPC: G01D4/00 ,  H04Q9/00

CPC classification number: G01D4/004 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2209/60 ,  H04Q2209/86 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/36 ,  Y04S20/42

Abstract: The present invention provides a system including a utility network including a product distribution pathway for delivering a product, a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with the utility network to monitor at least one parameter associated with the product distribution pathway, and a management processor in communication with the devices and operable to poll at least a subset of the electronic utility devices in response to an input to evaluate performance of one of the utility network and the system in response to information relating to the at least one parameter. The evaluation can include a rule-based analysis of one of the parameter and the information relating to the parameter.

公开(公告)号：US09615426B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14934067

申请日：2015-11-05

Applicant: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

Inventor： Sterling Hughes ,  Jana Van Greunen, III ,  Will E. San Filippo

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  H05B37/02

CPC classification number: H05B37/0218 ,  G01J1/4204 ,  G01J2001/4247 ,  H05B37/0272

Abstract: A method for controlling a light source associated with an environment includes: receiving, over a wireless mesh network and by a control node corresponding to the light source, a first light intensity value for the environment from a first sensor node; calculating, by the control node, a resulting light intensity (RLI) value based on the first intensity value; determining, by the control node, that the RLI value exceeds a light intensity threshold; and modifying, by the control node and in response to determining the RLI value exceeds the light intensity threshold, an output of the first light source.

公开(公告)号：US09542713B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US14343805

申请日：2012-09-09

Applicant: Michael C. StJohns ,  Robert G. Boehm, Jr. ,  Aditi Hilbert

Inventor： Michael C. StJohns ,  Robert G. Boehm, Jr. ,  Aditi Hilbert

IPC: G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q50/04 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06Q10/00

CPC classification number: G06Q50/04 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  H04L9/3268 ,  Y02P90/30

Abstract: Securing the manufacturing supply chain with digital certificates. A token is coupled to a manufacturing station and enabled via a personal identification number. The token includes a counter limiting the maximum number of certificates to be signed, and compares a serial number of a digital certificate to a tracked serial number. In some embodiments, the token is linked to a particular manufacturing station once the token is enabled.

Abstract translation: 用数字证书保证制造供应链。 令牌被耦合到制造站并通过个人识别号码启用。 令牌包括限制要签名的证书的最大数量的计数器，并将数字证书的序列号与跟踪的序列号进行比较。 在一些实施例中，一旦令牌被启用，令牌被链接到特定制造工位。

公开(公告)号：US09464917B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US11880104

申请日：2007-07-18

Applicant: Brian Douglas Grady ,  Raj Vaswani ,  James Pace

Inventor： Brian Douglas Grady ,  Raj Vaswani ,  James Pace

IPC: G08B23/00 ,  G08C15/06 ,  G08C19/22 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G01R19/00 ,  G01R15/00 ,  G01D4/00

CPC classification number: G01D4/004 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/42

Abstract: A utility meter may be read by sending a request to read the meter from a meter reading application, which may be located on a utility server or on an access point to a network, to a communications module associated with the utility meter. The communications module initiates a session with the utility meter, makes requests for data from the associated utility meter, receives the responses to requests for data from the utility meter, and terminates the session after receiving all the requested data from the meter. It then formats the responses with the data received from the utility meter, and transmits the formatted response to the meter reading application.

公开(公告)号：US20160105892A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14974446

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

Inventor： Cristina SEIBERT ,  Elad GOTTLIB

IPC: H04W72/04

CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 ,  H04B1/406 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/0486

Abstract: A wireless communication network system includes a plurality of nodes. Each node from the plurality of nodes includes a plurality of communication modules. Each module includes a modem and is configured to operate according to a communication protocol. Each communication module is configured to monitor its own communication parameter data and to cooperate with companion modules of a node by sharing communication parameter data, for instance through a coordination unit. Each communication module is further configured to allow, preferably according to a predefined set of rules, communication using a protocol of one communication module by utilizing a band associated with a companion module. The sharing of communication parameter data between modules may be continuous sharing or periodic sharing.

公开(公告)号：US09288712B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-15

申请号：US14683206

申请日：2015-04-10

Applicant: Silver Spring Networks, Inc.

Inventor： George Flammer, III

IPC: H04J3/00 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04B1/7143 ,  H04L12/743 ,  H04L12/855 ,  H04L12/865 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H04W28/021 ,  H04B1/7143 ,  H04L1/1628 ,  H04L45/66 ,  H04L45/7453 ,  H04L47/2466 ,  H04L47/6275 ,  H04L61/2053 ,  H04L61/6022 ,  H04L2001/0093 ,  H04W28/0263 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: Rather than using a large number of transceivers (transmitter/receiver pairs) operating in parallel, Access Points with multiple channels are used to aggregate, or stack, transmitted response communications, e.g., transmitting multiple acknowledgements (ACKs) in a single packet to one or more sources of received packets. The method includes sending on a plurality of channels, by each of a plurality of respective first nodes, a communication to a second node, receiving on the plurality of channels, by the second node, the communication from each of the plurality of first nodes and sending, by the second node, a transmission that contains a response to each communication that was successfully received from each of the plurality of first nodes. The response to each of the plurality of first nodes is part of a single message sent by the second node.

公开(公告)号：US09288181B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-15

申请号：US14600427

申请日：2015-01-20

Applicant: Silver Spring Networks, Inc.

Inventor： Raj Vaswani ,  James Pace ,  Jay Ramasastry

IPC: H04L29/12 ,  G01D4/00 ,  G01D21/00 ,  H04W4/04 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W80/04 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/00 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W92/02 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04W60/04 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01D21/00 ,  G06F15/17306 ,  H04L12/4633 ,  H04L29/12066 ,  H04L29/12216 ,  H04L29/12254 ,  H04L29/12915 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/28 ,  H04L45/741 ,  H04L61/10 ,  H04L61/1511 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L61/2038 ,  H04L61/2061 ,  H04L61/251 ,  H04L61/2514 ,  H04L61/6059 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L69/14 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/167 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W80/04 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/005 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W92/02 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/42

Abstract: One example embodiment provides a method and system where a node in an IPv6 utility network communicates with an IPv6 destination node through and IPv4 network. IPv6 utility nodes are reachable through at least one access point. IPv6 packets to be transmitted between an IPv6 access point and an IPv6 destination node through a IPv4 communications network are encapsulated in IPv4 packets for transmission through the IPv4 communications network. Packets received after transmission through the IPv4 communications network at the destination node are extracted to retrieve the IPv6 packet.

Abstract translation: 一个示例性实施例提供了一种方法和系统，其中IPv6实用网络中的节点通过IPv4网络与IPv6目的地节点进行通信。 IPv6实用程序节点可通过至少一个接入点访问。 通过IPv4通信网络在IPv6接入点和IPv6目的地节点之间传输的IPv6数据包被封装在IPv4数据包中，以通过IPv4通信网络进行传输。 提取通过目的地节点上的IPv4通信网络传输之后接收到的数据包，以检索IPv6数据包。