METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE
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1. A method for calibrating an electrical device, comprising:
- receiving on a remote server from the electrical device, via a power delivery network powering the electrical device, information indicative of usage of the electrical device or an elapsed time since a last calibration of the electrical device; and
determining whether the electrical device needs to be calibrated based on the information indicative of usage or the elapsed time.
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Abstract
In general, the present invention provides a method and system for calibrating an electrical device that utilizes a data networking protocol (e.g., 802.1X) over a power delivery network. Specifically, the present invention leverages information gathered and stored during the authentication and operation of the electrical device to determine whether the electrical device should be calibrated. In general, the present invention makes this determination based on time elapsed since a previous calibration and/or cumulative usage of the device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for calibrating an electrical device, comprising:
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receiving on a remote server from the electrical device, via a power delivery network powering the electrical device, information indicative of usage of the electrical device or an elapsed time since a last calibration of the electrical device; and
determining whether the electrical device needs to be calibrated based on the information indicative of usage or the elapsed time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for calibrating an electrical device, comprising:
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a database access system for obtaining information for the electrical device from a database;
a time system for determining whether a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since a previous calibration of the electrical device based on the information; and
a usage system for computing a cumulative usage of the electrical device based on the information, and for determining whether the cumulative usage exceeds a predetermined threshold of cumulative usage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A program product stored on a computer useable medium for calibrating an electrical device, the computer useable medium comprising program code for causing a computer to perform the following steps:
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obtaining information for the electrical device from a database;
determining whether a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since a previous calibration of the electrical device based on the information; and
computing a cumulative usage of the electrical device based on the information, and determining whether the cumulative usage exceeds a predetermined threshold of cumulative usage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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