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Home power management system

  • US 20060259332A1
  • Filed: 07/14/2006
  • Published: 11/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1992
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for gathering data from remotely located devices, the system comprising:

  • a programmable microprocessor;

    at least one input mechanism;

    a memory having instructions and/or other information;

    a display;

    at least one power consuming device having at least one sensor associated therewith adapted to monitor and collect data associated with operation of the power device and for producing signals representative of the monitored power consuming device;

    a communications device connectable in signal communication with both the programmable microprocessor and the at least one sensor; and

    program instructions for the programmable microprocessor that, (i) cause instructions and/or other information stored in the memory to be presented to the power consumer on the display, (ii) collect data from a user interaction with the at least one input mechanism in response to the display and store data in memory, (iii) collect data from the at least one sensor and store the data in memory, (iv) transmit data to a remotely located server, (v) receive instructions from the server and/or other information stored on the server for transmission to the programmable microprocessor, wherein the instructions and/or other information facilitate changes in behavior through education and/or feedback based on the collected data, and (vi) store instructions and/or other information in the memory.

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