# US 2019/0170555 A1 · Communicating with two or more hosts > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170555 A1 - Document ID: US20190170555A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/077,944 - Filed: 2016-02-26 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-02-26 - Assignees: Micro Motion, Inc. - Applicants: Micro Motion Inc. - Inventors: Kai Shen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170555A1 ## CPC - G01F 1/8436: {signal processing} - H04L 45/24: Multipath - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G01F: MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method of communicating with two or more hosts is provided. The method includes transmitting a first communication between a first host and a meter electronics and transmitting a second communication between a second host and the meter electronics. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of communicating with two or more hosts, the method comprising: transmitting a first communication between a first host and a meter electronics; and transmitting a second communication between a second host and the meter electronics. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication is transmitted via a first communication port of the meter electronics and the second communication is transmitted via a second communication port of the meter electronics. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication and the second communication are transmitted via a communication path communicatively coupling the first host and the second host with the meter electronics. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication includes a first address associated with a first meter assembly and the second communication includes a second address associated with a second meter assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising converting the first communication and the second communication with one or more signal converters in the meter electronics. ### Claim 6 A meter electronics (100) for communicating with two or more hosts, the meter electronics (100) comprising: a processor (110) configured to communicate with a first host (50a) using a first communication (400a) and a second host (50b) using a second communication (400b). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The meter electronics (100) of claim 6, wherein the processor (110) is further configured communicate with the first host (50a) via a first communication port (140a) of the meter electronics (100) and communicate with the second host (50b) via a second communication port (140b) of the meter electronics (100). ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The meter electronics (100) of claim 6, wherein the processor (110) is further configured to communicate with the first host (50a) and the second host (50b) via a communication path (26) communicatively coupling the first host (50a) and the second host (50b) with the meter electronics (100). ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The meter electronics (100) of claim 6, wherein the first communication (400a) includes a first address (410a) associated with a first meter assembly (10a) and the second communication (400b) includes a second address (410b) associated with a second meter assembly (10b). ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The meter electronics (100) of claim 6, further comprising one or more signal converters (170) configured to convert the first communication (400a) and the second communication (400b). ### Claim 11 A system (5) for communicating with two or more hosts, the system (5) comprising: a first meter assembly (10a) and a second meter assembly (10b); and a meter electronics (100) communicatively coupled to the first meter assembly (10a) and the second meter assembly (10b), the meter electronics (100) being configured to communicate with a first host (50a) using a first communication (400a) and a second host (50b) using a second communication (400b). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system (5) of claim 11, wherein the meter electronics (100) is further configured to communicate with the first host (50a) via a first communication port (140a) of the meter electronics (100) and communicate with the second host (50b) via a second communication port (140b) of the meter electronics (100). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system (5) of claim 11, wherein the meter electronics (100) is further configured to communicate with the first host (50a) and the second host (50b) via a communication path (26) communicatively coupling the first host (50a) and the second host (50b) with the meter electronics (100). ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system (5) of claim 11, wherein the first communication (400a) includes a first address (410a) associated with the first meter assembly (10a) and the second communication (400b) includes a second address (410b) associated with the second meter assembly (10b). ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system (5) of claim 11, wherein the meter electronics (100) further comprises one or more signal converters (170) configured to convert the first communication (400a) and the second communication (400b).