SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS
First Claim
1. A system for displaying an electronic representation of the consumption of a resource by at least one device in a graphical format, the system comprising:
- a communication network including an information processor;
a database accessible by the information processor that stores information including electronic device information of the at least one device, a maximum rated amount of the resource capable of being consumed by the at least one device, and the actual amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device; and
a visual display operable by the information processor, the visual display providing an electronic representation of the resource, the amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device, and the amount of the resource saved as a function of the electronic device information, wherein the visual display presents the electronic representation in a graphical format.
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Abstract
A system for displaying an electronic representation of the consumption of a resource by a device comprises a communication network, a database, and visual display. The database is accessible by an information processor of the network and stores information including a maximum rated amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device and the actual amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device. The visual display provides an electronic representation of the resource, the amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device and the amount of the resource saved as a function of the electronic device information, wherein the visual display presents the electronic representation in a graphical format. The graphical format of the electronic representation is a graph formatted with a range of values and an indicator of an indicated value in the range. The range of values is operable to dynamically change when the consumption of the resource by the at least one device exceeds the maximum rated amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for displaying an electronic representation of the consumption of a resource by at least one device in a graphical format, the system comprising:
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a communication network including an information processor; a database accessible by the information processor that stores information including electronic device information of the at least one device, a maximum rated amount of the resource capable of being consumed by the at least one device, and the actual amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device; and a visual display operable by the information processor, the visual display providing an electronic representation of the resource, the amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device, and the amount of the resource saved as a function of the electronic device information, wherein the visual display presents the electronic representation in a graphical format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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- 7. The system of claim 7, wherein the range of values dynamically changes by increasing the maximum range value above 100%.
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22. A method for displaying an electronic representation of consumption of a resource by at least one device in a graphical format, the method comprising:
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providing a communication network including an information processor; providing a database accessible by the information processor to store information including electronic device information of the at least one device, a maximum rated amount of the resource capable of being consumed by the at least one device, and the actual amount of the resource consumed by the at least one device; calculating resource savings as a function of the difference between the maximum rated amount of the resource and the actual amount of the resource consumed by the at the last one device; and displaying in a graphical format the resource, the amount of the resource consumed and the amount of the resource saved.
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23. A gauge for producing a representation of consumption of a resource, the gauge comprising:
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a dial formatted with a resource-used portion and a resource-saved portion; a range of values displayed with the gauge that represents a maximum rated amount of the resource that is capable of being consumed; and an indicator provided with the gauge and pointing to a value in the range, wherein the value represents both the amount of the resource consumed and the amount of the resource saved, wherein the range of values dynamically changes when the amount of the resource consumed exceeds the maximum rated amount of the resource capable of being consumed by the at least one device, and further wherein the resource-used portion and the resource-saved portion visually changes to correspond to the position of the indicator. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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