INTELLIGENT POWER SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ITS APPLICATION
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1. A process for controlling a consumer device based upon information relating to characteristics of a power source;
- said process comprising the steps of;
a. receiving a power signal at a power transceiver;
b. embedding a signature into the power signal using a modulator to form a combined signal;
c. transmitting the combined power signal to a consumer device;
d. transmitting the signature and additional information to a server having records;
e. storing the signature and the additional information in the records;
f. demodulating the combined signal to determine the signature;
g. sending the power from the power signal to a power supply coupled to the consumer device;
h. generating a query based on the signature;
i. sending the query to the server to request the server lookup information in the records; and
j. responding to the query by sending the additional information to the consumer device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for injecting information into a power signal, and techniques to capture the injected information are disclosed. Various processes for using the information are also presented, which may relate to the type of device receiving the information. Moreover, techniques for determining the distance of a consumer device are disclosed, as have a specific implementation which relates to mobile consumer devices. Also various ways of encrypting both in-band and out-of-band transmission are disclosed.
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38 Claims
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1. A process for controlling a consumer device based upon information relating to characteristics of a power source;
- said process comprising the steps of;
a. receiving a power signal at a power transceiver; b. embedding a signature into the power signal using a modulator to form a combined signal; c. transmitting the combined power signal to a consumer device; d. transmitting the signature and additional information to a server having records; e. storing the signature and the additional information in the records; f. demodulating the combined signal to determine the signature; g. sending the power from the power signal to a power supply coupled to the consumer device; h. generating a query based on the signature; i. sending the query to the server to request the server lookup information in the records; and j. responding to the query by sending the additional information to the consumer device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- said process comprising the steps of;
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9. A process for embedding a signature into a power signal using OFDM comprising the following steps:
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a. generating the signature; b. receiving a power signal having harmonics for transmitting power to a consumer device and for transmitting the signature to the consumer device; c. demultiplexing the signature into several sub-sequences; and d. modulating the sub-sequences onto one or more carriers near the power signal using a modulator; e. wherein the step of modulating utilizes OFDM to embed the information into the carriers near the power signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A process for tracking a consumer device'"'"'s power consumption from a power source comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a server having a memory for storing an account having a user'"'"'s payment information and consumer device information; b. connecting the consumer device to a power outlet to allow power to flow from the power source to the consumer device; c. sending an in-band transmission to the power source to charge the account associated with the consumer device for the consumption of the power; d. querying the server to determine whether an account associated with the consumer device exists; and e. sending a response concerning the query to the power source. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A consumer device having a controller and a power supply having a charge, said controller comprising instructions stored on computer readable memory to cause the consumer device to execute the steps of:
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a. establishing a maximum cost per watt of energy, and a minimum cost per watt of energy; b. drawing power from a power source if the cost of the power is less than the maximum cost per watt; and c. sending power to the power source if the power source is offering more than the minimum cost per watt. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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