Flow-through provisioning in utility AMR/AMI networks
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1. A system associated with a utility network having product distribution pathways, the system comprising:
- a device management module for automatically provisioning at least a subset of a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with the pathways based on configuration state information received from the subset of the plurality of electronic utility devices and a comparison of the received configuration state information and predefined configuration state information.
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Abstract
A system associated with a utility network having product distribution pathways, including a device management module for automatically provisioning at least a subset of a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with the pathways based on configuration state information received from the subset of the plurality of electronic utility devices and a comparison of the received configuration state information and predefined configuration state information.
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1. A system associated with a utility network having product distribution pathways, the system comprising:
a device management module for automatically provisioning at least a subset of a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with the pathways based on configuration state information received from the subset of the plurality of electronic utility devices and a comparison of the received configuration state information and predefined configuration state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device management system comprising:
software, stored in computer readable medium, for receiving configuration state information from at least one of a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with a product distribution pathway of a utility network, and determining whether to configure the electronic utility device based on a comparison of the received configuration state information and predefined configuration state information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of provisioning electronic utility devices associated with product distribution pathways of a utility network, comprising:
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receiving information from an electronic utility device; identifying a configuration state for the electronic utility device from the received electronic utility device information; and determining whether to configure the electronic utility device based upon the identified configuration state. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of provisioning a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with product distribution pathways of a utility network, comprising:
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receiving configuration state information from an electronic utility device; comparing the received configuration state information to predefined configuration state information; calculating an electronic utility device program seal from the received configuration state information; and verifying the integrity of the electronic utility devices according to the calculated program seal. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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