Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Consumer electronic usage monitoring and management
- Patent Title (中): 消费电子使用监控与管理
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Application No.: US12349566Application Date: 2009-01-07
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Publication No.: US08090480B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Sara Carlstead Brumfield , Xiaoping Chen , Tara Leigh Marshburn , Sandra Lee Tipton
- Applicant: Sara Carlstead Brumfield , Xiaoping Chen , Tara Leigh Marshburn , Sandra Lee Tipton
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Jeffrey S. LaBaw
- Main IPC: G05D3/12
- IPC: G05D3/12 ; G05D5/00 ; G05D9/00 ; G05D11/00 ; G05D17/00 ; G01R21/06 ; G05B23/02 ; G05B19/00 ; G08B1/08 ; G08B29/00 ; G06F7/04 ; G08C19/00 ; H04B1/00 ; H04B3/00 ; H04Q1/00 ; H04Q9/00
Abstract:
A mechanism for managing energy consumption of electrical devices within a home or building. Energy usage data is collected for a first electrical outlet connected to an unidentified electrical device in a facility. A pattern of energy usage is determined from the energy usage data collected at the first electrical outlet. The pattern of energy usage of the first electrical outlet is then compared against known patterns of energy usage for one or more other electrical outlets. Responsive to identifying a match between the pattern of energy usage of the energy usage data collected at the first electrical outlet and a known pattern of energy usage of a second electrical outlet in the one or more other electrical outlets, the electrical device connected to the first electrical outlet is identified as the same electrical device that is associated with the known pattern of energy usage of the second electrical outlet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100174419A1 Consumer Electronic Usage Monitoring and Management Public/Granted day:2010-07-08
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