Patent ID: 11863589
Assignee: EI ELECTRONICS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. An electric power meter comprising:
at least one sensor coupled an electrical power distribution system, the at least one sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of the electrical power distribution system and generate at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one parameter;
at least one analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the at least one analog signal and convert the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal;
at least one processor configured to receive the at least one digital signal and calculate at least one power parameter of the electrical power distribution system; and
a communication device for coupling the meter to a network, querying a security server for user credentials upon a user attempting to log into the meter and retrieving the user credentials,
wherein the at least one processor compares the retrieved user credentials to credentials used in the log in attempt to grant access to the meter,
wherein the at least one processor transmits a security event to the security server for storage in a log and
wherein the security event is transmitted via a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).