METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF DEVICES BASED ON INFORMATION ABOUT POWER CONSUMPTION OF THE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of controlling operations of a controlled device in a network comprising a control device and at least one controlled device, the method comprising:
- receiving information about a device usage history of a user for the at least one controlled device from the at least one controlled device;
setting an optimum power consumption level corresponding to the controlled device from among a plurality of power consumption levels classified based on power consumption of the controlled device, based on the received information about the device usage history and information about time-based price; and
controlling operations of the controlled device based on the set optimum power consumption level.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling operations of a controlled devices in a network including a control device and at least one controlled device are provided. The method includes: receiving information about a device usage history of a user for the at least one controlled device from the at least one controlled device; setting an optimum power consumption level corresponding to the controlled device from among a plurality of power consumption levels classified based on power consumption of the controlled device, based on the received information about the device usage history and information about time-based price; and controlling operations of the controlled device based on the set optimum power consumption level.
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1. A method of controlling operations of a controlled device in a network comprising a control device and at least one controlled device, the method comprising:
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receiving information about a device usage history of a user for the at least one controlled device from the at least one controlled device; setting an optimum power consumption level corresponding to the controlled device from among a plurality of power consumption levels classified based on power consumption of the controlled device, based on the received information about the device usage history and information about time-based price; and controlling operations of the controlled device based on the set optimum power consumption level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 28)
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14. An apparatus for controlling operations of a controlled device in a network comprising at least one controlled device, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver which receives information about a device usage history of a user the at least one controlled device from the at least one controlled device; a power consumption level setter which sets an optimum power consumption level corresponding to the controlled device from among a plurality of power consumption levels classified based on power consumption of the controlled device, based on the information about the device usage history and information about time-based price; and an operation controller which controls operations of the controlled device based on the set optimum power consumption level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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29. A method of controlling operations of a controlled device in a network comprising a control device and at least one controlled device, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from the controlled device to the control device, information about a device usage history of a user for the controlled device among the at least one controlled device; and controlling operations of the controlled device based on a set optimum power consumption level from among a plurality of power consumption levels classified based on power consumption of the controlled device, set by the control device based on the transmitted information about the device usage history and information about time-based price. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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