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LOCATION-BASED SMART ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING RFID AND METHOD THEREOF

  • US 20120109397A1
  • Filed: 11/15/2010
  • Published: 05/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A smart energy management system linked with home network devices respectively installed in a plurality of households to manage the use of energy for each household, the system comprising:

  • a location detecting unit to detect location information or entry/exit information of a household member through recognition of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag carried by the household member in connection to an RFID receiving device;

    an energy recording unit to receive energy use details of the household in which the household member resides, inputted from the home network device, and to record the received energy use details together with the location information or entry/exit information of the household member;

    a pattern analysis unit to analyze an energy use pattern for the energy use details based on the location information or entry/exit information; and

    an energy management unit to provide the energy use details through the home network device as a result obtained by comparing the energy use detailed for each household or so that the household member recognizes the energy use pattern.

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