Authentication, authorization, and/or accounting of power-consuming devices
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device and from a user device, a device profile associated with the user device;
determining, by the computing device and based on the device profile associated with the user device, an expected power consumption of the user device;
determining, by the computing device and based on the expected power consumption of the user device, whether the user device is authorized to access a power source; and
granting, based on determining that the user device is authorized to access the power source, the user device access to the power source.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for authenticating, authorizing, and/or accounting for a power-consuming device to access a power source are described. A power access controller can manage the power source and authenticate and/or authorize the power-consuming device to access the power source based on, for example, a power profile of the power-consuming device. The power profile can indicate categories of devices for the power-consuming device, the manufacturer of the power-consuming device, and/or the device'"'"'s expected power consumption. Accounting of an amount of power consumed by the power-consuming device can also be performed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device and from a user device, a device profile associated with the user device; determining, by the computing device and based on the device profile associated with the user device, an expected power consumption of the user device; determining, by the computing device and based on the expected power consumption of the user device, whether the user device is authorized to access a power source; and granting, based on determining that the user device is authorized to access the power source, the user device access to the power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device and from a user device, a device profile associated with the user device, wherein the device profile associated with the user device indicates a device identifier of the user device; determining, by the computing device and based on the device identifier of the user device, whether the user device is authorized to access a power source; and granting, based on determining that the user device is authorized to access the power source, the user device access to the power source. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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