Mechanism for On-Demand Environmental Services Based on Network Activity
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1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring communications activity of a network port, the network port associated with an environmental zone of a building; and
determining a desired environmental service to provide to the environmental zone in response to the communications activity.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a method includes determining the network activity associated with a predetermined area of a building and determining a desired environmental service for the area in response to the activity.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring communications activity of a network port, the network port associated with an environmental zone of a building; and determining a desired environmental service to provide to the environmental zone in response to the communications activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A green network switch, comprising:
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a network module adapted to provide network services to a communications device; and a green controller adapted to determine the network activity of an environmental zone of a building and determine a desired environmental service for the environmental zone. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A green controller, comprising:
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a monitoring module configured to monitor the network activity associated with an environmental zone; and a determinator module configured to determine a desired environmental service to provide to the environmental zone in response to the network activity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution when executed operable to:
determine an environmental service to provide to an environmental zone in response to network activity associated with the environmental zone. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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determining the network activity associated with a predetermined area of a building; and providing environmental services to the predetermined area in response to the network activity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An intelligent environmental system, comprising:
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a green network switch adapted to provide network services and determine network activity for an environmental zone of a building and determine a desired environmental service for the environmental zone in response to the network activity; and an environmental system coupled to the green network switch, the environmental system adapted to provide the desired environmental service to the environmental zone in response to a command form the green network switch. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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