Abstract: An electric power meter comprising modules coupled to each other. The modules include a sealed measuring module, and a module different from the measuring module; and the modules configured to enable any module to be replaced independently of the measuring module. A method for an electric power meter including modules coupled to each other. The modules include a sealed measuring module, and a module different from the measuring module. The method includes configuring the modules to be replaced independently of the measuring module. A system for communications with multiple meters. The meters are coupled to a gateway via a network. Each of the meters communicates using one protocol. The network includes nodes coupled to the gateway. Each of the nodes corresponds to one of the protocols; and at least some of the meters is coupled to each of the nodes based on the protocol used by each of the meters.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a data processing system implemented method, a data processing system and an article of manufacture for managing a plurality of data processing system executable tasks each having a script associated therewith. The data processing system includes a task selector for selecting, from the plurality of computer executable tasks, a selection of tasks, a script selector for selecting scripts, the selected scripts associated with the selected selection of tasks, and a script editor for editing the selected scripts, the edited selected scripts being executable by the data processing system.

Abstract: A method for serializing and deserializing program objects that is versioning sensitive. A program object is serialized into a persistent object by saving only those data fields that contain non-default data. The persistent object is deserialized to be used by a deserializing application by first creating a blank program object of the same version as the deserializing application and then populating it with the non-default data stored in the persistent object. The version of the deserializing application need not be the same as the version of the serializing application.