HOME ENERGY MANAGER FOR PROVIDING ENERGY PROJECTIONS
First Claim
1. A home energy management system for providing energy usage and cost projections to a user related to management of a home network, said system comprising:
- a central controller coupled to at least one energy consuming device, said central controller being configured to receive energy consumption data from said at least one energy consuming device; and
a user interface comprising a display coupled to the central controller to receive user input data and provide said user with information, wherein said central controller is further configured to use the energy consumption data and user input data to provide said user with one or more of future energy consumption projections, energy saving suggestions, and cost saving suggestions.
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Abstract
A home energy management system for providing energy usage and cost projections to a user related to management of a home network is provided. The system comprises a central controller coupled to at least one energy consuming device, the central controller being configured to receive energy consumption data from the at least one energy consuming device, and a user interface comprising a display coupled to the central controller to receive user input data and provide the user with information. The central controller is further configured to use the energy consumption data and user input data to provide the user with one or more of future energy consumption projections, energy saving suggestions, and cost saving suggestion.
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25 Claims
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1. A home energy management system for providing energy usage and cost projections to a user related to management of a home network, said system comprising:
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a central controller coupled to at least one energy consuming device, said central controller being configured to receive energy consumption data from said at least one energy consuming device; and a user interface comprising a display coupled to the central controller to receive user input data and provide said user with information, wherein said central controller is further configured to use the energy consumption data and user input data to provide said user with one or more of future energy consumption projections, energy saving suggestions, and cost saving suggestions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
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13. A method for providing energy usage and cost projections to a user related to the management of a home network comprising a central controller communicatively coupled to one or more energy consuming devices, a user interface display and an associated utility, said method comprising:
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collecting energy consumption data from said at least one energy consuming device and utility data indicative the current state of said associated utility; constructing an interactive diagram of the home network, wherein said diagram includes selectable icons corresponding to each energy consuming device of said home network, wherein each icon may be customized using a selection of parameters; and providing said user with an energy analysis of each selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for enabling a user to visualize the impact of energy usage decisions in a home network comprising a central controller communicatively coupled to one or more energy consuming devices, a user interface display and an associated utility, said method comprising:
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collecting and analyzing energy consumption data, wherein said data includes one or more of device parameters, device usage, energy state of a current utility, and energy cost data; using said data to provide future energy use and cost projections and presenting said projections to a user via said user interface; and providing suggestions for saving energy and reducing cost.
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