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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF DEVICES BASED ON INFORMATION REGARDING POWER CONSUMPTION OF THE DEVICES

  • US 20110184582A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2011
  • Published: 07/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling operations of a participating controlled device in a network that includes a control device and at least one participating controlled device, the method comprising:

  • receiving operation limiting information from the participating controlled device from among the at least one participating controlled device, the operation limiting information comprising combinations of allowed operations from among operations that the participating controlled device is capable of performing, and power consumption levels that are relative amounts of power consumption of the combinations of allowed operations;

    setting a power consumption level corresponding to the participating controlled device, from among the power consumption levels, based on information regarding time-based price and the operation limiting information; and

    controlling the operations of the participating controlled device based on the set power consumption level.

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