EAS POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A system for managing power consumption of at least one device, the system comprising:
- a first device manager for transmitting at least one power save schedule; and
a second device manager for receiving the at least one power save schedule, the second device manager also in communication with the one or more devices, the second device manager configured to transmit power save commands based on the at least one power save schedule to the one or more devices and to receive power mode status signals from the one or more devices;
the at least one power save schedule defining power mode activation and deactivation times for the one or more devices, activation and deactivation taking place upon occurrence of a trigger event.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing the power consumption of power-consuming devices. A remote device manager transmits power save schedules to a local device manager over a communication network such as the internet. The local device manager transmits power save commands to one or more devices in a location such as a store, over a dedicated local communication network. The commands instruct one or more devices to activate or de-activate its power save mode according to the power save schedules. The commands could be dependent upon one or more trigger events.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing power consumption of at least one device, the system comprising:
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a first device manager for transmitting at least one power save schedule; and a second device manager for receiving the at least one power save schedule, the second device manager also in communication with the one or more devices, the second device manager configured to transmit power save commands based on the at least one power save schedule to the one or more devices and to receive power mode status signals from the one or more devices; the at least one power save schedule defining power mode activation and deactivation times for the one or more devices, activation and deactivation taking place upon occurrence of a trigger event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A central device manager for managing power consumption of at least one device, the device manager comprising:
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a scheduling module for creating at least one power save schedule; and a schedule communication module for sending the at least one power save schedule to a local device manager, the local device manager transmitting power save commands based on the at least one power save schedule to the at least one device, the local device manager receiving power mode status signals from the one or more devices; the schedule communication module receiving the power mode status signals from the local device manager, the scheduling module altering the at least one power save schedule based on the received power mode signals. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for managing power consumption of at least one device, the method comprising:
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creating at least one power save schedule, the at least one power save schedule dictating when each of the at least one device enters into a power save mode; receiving power status information from each of the at least one device; updating the at least one power save schedule based upon the received power status information; and transmitting power mode commands to the at least one device, the power mode commands based upon the at least one power save schedule and the power status information and instructing the at least one device to either activate or deactivate their power save mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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