Virtual conservation devices
First Claim
1. An internet-based method of controlling a mechanical system to which a resource is fed along at least one conduit, the system having a variable consumption of the resource with respect to time and ambient conditions, such that as the performance of the system changes, the pattern of consumption is altered, the method comprising the following steps:
- a) monitoring the said pattern of consumption of the resource and ambient conditions, using the internet;
b) through analysis of the pattern of resource use with respect to time at a central server, determining when a significant performance deficiency occurs; and
c) altering the performance of the system.
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Abstract
There is provided an internet-based method of controlling a mechanical system to which a resource such as energy or water is fed along at least one conduit The resource is consumed variably with respect 1o time and ambient conditions, whereby as the performance of the system changes, the pattern of consumption is altered. The method includes a) monitoring the pattern of consumption of the resource and ambient conditions, using the internet, b) through analysts of the pattern of resource use with respect to time at a central server, determining when a significant performance deficiency occurs; and c) altering the performance of the system.
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13 Claims
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1. An internet-based method of controlling a mechanical system to which a resource is fed along at least one conduit, the system having a variable consumption of the resource with respect to time and ambient conditions, such that as the performance of the system changes, the pattern of consumption is altered, the method comprising the following steps:
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a) monitoring the said pattern of consumption of the resource and ambient conditions, using the internet;
b) through analysis of the pattern of resource use with respect to time at a central server, determining when a significant performance deficiency occurs; and
c) altering the performance of the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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