Process-specific views of large frame pages with variable granularity

• US 10,295,983 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2017
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gordon, Michael S., Gordon, Ryan T., Vukovic, Maja
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ramesh B
• Application Number:
  US15/725,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20190107817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0428 Safety, monitoring G05B19/0423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 9/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/261 PC controlled powerstrip
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6683 with built-in sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/065 with built-in electric apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00004 characterised by the power network being locally controlled
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00016 using a wired telecommunication network or a data transmission bus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00022 using wireless data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/0005 the elements or equipment being or involving power plugs or sockets
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/14 The load or loads being home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/005 using a power saving mode for copiers G03G15/5004
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 : using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 : using wireless data transmission

Abstract

In an electrical power outlet device, a processor and a memory are configured to execute an application within the outlet device, which computes a pattern of usage of the outlet device. A set of sensors in the outlet device includes a first sensor that is usable to detect an event in an environment in which the outlet device is supplying power. The environment includes elements that are not participating in an electrical circuit that receives power from the outlet device and the event is usable by the application to alter the pattern of usage. An autonomous modification of an operation of the outlet device is performed in response to the pattern of usage, the event, or both. The operation changes a power supplying state of the outlet device without using an external switching apparatus or an external logic implemented outside the outlet device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

configuring in an electrical power outlet device, a processor and a memory within the electrical power outlet device to execute an application within the electrical power outlet device, wherein the application computes a pattern of usage of the electrical power outlet device;

configuring in the electrical power outlet device, a set of sensors, a first sensor in the set of sensors being usable to detect an event in an environment wherein the electrical power outlet device is supplying power, wherein the environment comprises elements that are not participating in an electrical circuit that receives power from the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the event is usable by the application to alter the pattern of usage;

determining, using the processor and the memory within the electrical power outlet device, an autonomous modification of an operation of the electrical power outlet device to be performed responsive to at least one of the pattern of usage and the event; and

performing the autonomous modification, wherein the operation comprises changing a power supplying state of the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the autonomous modification changes the state without using an external switching apparatus and an external logic implemented outside the electrical power outlet device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein when a current drawn from the electrical power outlet device fails to exceed a current threshold, the autonomous modification ceases a flow of the current to an appliance that is electrically coupled to the electrical power outlet device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring in the electrical power outlet device, a set of sensors, a first sensor in the set of sensors being usable to detect a value of an environmental attribute, and wherein the environmental attribute is usable by the application to alter the pattern of usage.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises an occurrence of a non-electrical nature, and wherein the event of the non-electrical nature occurs outside the electrical circuit to which the electrical power outlet device is supplying electrical power.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the event comprises a presence of a person within a distance range from the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the presence is detected using the first sensor by detecting a pattern of sound associated with the person.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the event comprises a presence of a person within a distance range from the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the presence is detected using the first sensor by detecting a visual pattern associated with the person in an image captured by the first sensor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pattern of usage comprises a sequence of periods, wherein the electrical power outlet device is turned ON during a period in the sequence and turned OFF during another period in the sequence.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at the electrical power outlet device external data, wherein the external data comprises a calendar information of a user; and

performing an autonomous alteration of the pattern of usage of the electrical power outlet device, wherein the autonomous alteration changes the pattern without using the external switching apparatus and the external logic.

9. A computer usable program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to configure in an electrical power outlet device, a processor and a memory within the electrical power outlet device to execute an application within the electrical power outlet device, wherein the application computes a pattern of usage of the electrical power outlet device;

program instructions to configure in the electrical power outlet device, a set of sensors, a first sensor in the set of sensors being usable to detect an event in an environment wherein the electrical power outlet device is supplying power, wherein the environment comprises elements that are not participating in an electrical circuit that receives power from the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the event is usable by the application to alter the pattern of usage;

program instructions to determine, using the processor and the memory within the electrical power outlet device, an autonomous modification of an operation of the electrical power outlet device to be performed responsive to at least one of the pattern of usage and the event; and

program instructions to perform the autonomous modification, wherein the operation comprises changing a power supplying state of the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the autonomous modification changes the state without using an external switching apparatus and an external logic implemented outside the electrical power outlet device.

10. The computer usable program product of claim 9, wherein when a current drawn from the electrical power outlet device fails to exceed a current threshold, the autonomous modification ceases a flow of the current to an appliance that is electrically coupled to the electrical power outlet device.

11. The computer usable program product of claim 9, further comprising:

program instructions to configure in the electrical power outlet device, a set of sensors, a first sensor in the set of sensors being usable to detect a value of an environmental attribute, and wherein the environmental attribute is usable by the application to alter the pattern of usage.

12. The computer usable program product of claim 9, wherein the event comprises an occurrence of a non-electrical nature, and wherein the event of the non-electrical nature occurs outside the electrical circuit to which the electrical power outlet device is supplying electrical power.

13. The computer usable program product of claim 12, wherein the event comprises a presence of a person within a distance range from the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the presence is detected using the first sensor by detecting a pattern of sound associated with the person.

14. The computer usable program product of claim 12, wherein the event comprises a presence of a person within a distance range from the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the presence is detected using the first sensor by detecting a visual pattern associated with the person in an image captured by the first sensor.

15. The computer usable program product of claim 9, wherein the pattern of usage comprises a sequence of periods, wherein the electrical power outlet device is turned ON during a period in the sequence and turned OFF during another period in the sequence.

16. The computer usable program product of claim 9, further comprising:

program instructions to receive at the electrical power outlet device external data, wherein the external data comprises a calendar information of a user; and

program instructions to perform an autonomous alteration of the pattern of usage of the electrical power outlet device, wherein the autonomous alteration changes the pattern without using the external switching apparatus and the external logic.

17. The computer usable program product of claim 9, wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage device in a data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is transferred over a network from a remote data processing system.

18. The computer usable program product of claim 9, wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage device in a server data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is downloaded over a network to a remote data processing system for use in a computer readable storage device associated with the remote data processing system.

19. A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to configure in an electrical power outlet device, a processor and a memory within the electrical power outlet device to execute an application within the electrical power outlet device, wherein the application computes a pattern of usage of the electrical power outlet device;

program instructions to configure in the electrical power outlet device, a set of sensors, a first sensor in the set of sensors being usable to detect an event in an environment wherein the electrical power outlet device is supplying power, wherein the environment comprises elements that are not participating in an electrical circuit that receives power from the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the event is usable by the application to alter the pattern of usage;

program instructions to determine, using the processor and the memory within the electrical power outlet device, an autonomous modification of an operation of the electrical power outlet device to be performed responsive to at least one of the pattern of usage and the event; and

program instructions to perform the autonomous modification, wherein the operation comprises changing a power supplying state of the electrical power outlet device, and wherein the autonomous modification changes the state without using an external switching apparatus and an external logic implemented outside the electrical power outlet device.

20. The computer system of claim 19, wherein when a current drawn from the electrical power outlet device fails to exceed a current threshold, the autonomous modification ceases a flow of the current to an appliance that is electrically coupled to the electrical power outlet device.