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Transfer of electrical data with auto-discovery of system configuration

  • US 20070263643A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2006
  • Published: 11/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of auto-discovering information associated with devices arranged in a monitoring system that monitors measurable quantities of a utility, comprising:

  • receiving configuration information from a local computer in the monitoring system at a server, the local computer attempting to send a data packet associated with a device to the server;

    determining from the configuration information whether the local computer is approved to have the data packet accepted by the server, the determining including comparing the configuration information against system configuration stored in the server;

    throwing from the server to the local computer an exception indicating that the configuration information includes information not recognized by the server;

    responsive to the determining, if the local computer is approved, determining whether the device is approved to have the data packet accepted by the server; and

    responsive to the determining, if the local computer is not approved, automatically approving the local computer by updating the system configuration with the configuration information.

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