Enterprise power management method and system and power manager for use therein
First Claim
1. A method for enterprise power management, comprising the steps of:
- receiving by a power manager from a plurality of client devices individual worker schedule information;
generating by the power manager based at least in part on the individual worker schedule information a list of scheduled events having associated managed elements and power profiles; and
in response to a start time of a scheduled event,adjusting by the power manager a power state of one or more managed elements associated with the scheduled event in accordance with a power profile associated with the scheduled event.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing power in an enterprise environment based on individual office worker schedules. In one aspect, the system includes a power manager, a plurality of client devices operatively coupled with the power manager and a plurality of managed elements operatively coupled with the power manager, wherein the power manager receives from the client devices individual worker schedule information and generates based at least in part on the individual worker schedule information a list of scheduled events having associated managed elements and power profiles, and wherein in response to a start time of a scheduled event the power manager adjusts a power state of one or more managed elements associated with the scheduled event in accordance with a power profile associated with the scheduled event.
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1. A method for enterprise power management, comprising the steps of:
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receiving by a power manager from a plurality of client devices individual worker schedule information; generating by the power manager based at least in part on the individual worker schedule information a list of scheduled events having associated managed elements and power profiles; and
in response to a start time of a scheduled event,adjusting by the power manager a power state of one or more managed elements associated with the scheduled event in accordance with a power profile associated with the scheduled event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A power manager, comprising:
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a plurality of communication interfaces; and a processor communicatively coupled with the communication interfaces, wherein under control of the processor the power manager receives from a plurality of client devices via one or more of the communication interfaces individual worker schedule information and generates based at least in part on the individual worker schedule information a list of scheduled events having associated managed elements and power profiles, and wherein under control of the processor in response to a start time of a scheduled event the power manager adjusts using signals transmitted on one or more of the communication interfaces a power state of one or more managed elements associated with the scheduled event in accordance with a power profile associated with the scheduled event. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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