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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24904837.2 (22) Date of filing: 11.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 50/06(2024.01) G06Q 30/0202(2023.01) G06Q 30/04(2012.01) G06Q 30/0201(2023.01) G06Q 10/0631(2023.01) G06Q 50/00(2024.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G06Q 50/06; G06Q 30/04; G06Q 20/145; G06Q 20/102; G06Q 20/3224 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/059658 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128750 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.12.2023 US 202318540567 (71) Applicant: Itron, Inc. Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US)

(72) Inventors: VADAKKAN JOHNY, Linto Liberty Lake, Washington 99019 (US) SURESH, Aswathy Liberty Lake, Washington 99019 (US) PANCHUMARTHI, Chinna Theja Liberty Lake, Washington 99019 (US) PASUMARTHI, Sandeep Liberty Lake, Washington 99019 (US) VERMA, Dinkar Kumar Liberty Lake, Washington 99019 (US) (74) Representative: Finlayson, Scott Henry et al Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NL London WC1X 8NL (GB)