DISPLAY DEVICE, ENERGY DISPLAY METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20120242500A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hirose, Yukiyoshi
• Granted Patent: US 9,696,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.02
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 2204/18 Remote displaying of utility meter readings
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/002 Remote reading of utility meters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

A display device includes: an image display section which displays an image on a screen on the basis of an image signal; and an execution section which executes an application which is acquired from a network on the basis of a user'"'"'s instruction. When the image display section displays an image, the application which is executed by the execution section acquires, through the network, information related to energy that is used in a predetermined range, and displays the information on the screen.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

an image display section which displays an image on a screen on the basis of an image signal; and

an execution section which executes an application which is acquired from a network on the basis of a user'"'"'s instruction,

wherein when the image display section displays an image, the application which is executed by the execution section acquires, through the network, information related to energy that is used in a predetermined range, and displays the information on the screen.

2. The display device according to claim 1,

wherein the application which is executed by the execution section sends information for controlling an operation of equipment consuming energy which is a source of the energy usage through the network.

3. The display device according to claim 1,

wherein the application which is executed by the execution section displays the acquired energy usage information next to the image information which is displayed on the screen.

4. The display device according to claim 1,

wherein the application which is executed by the execution section displays the acquired energy usage information to be superimposed on the image information which is displayed on the screen.

5. The display device according to claim 1,

wherein the application which is executed by the execution section sends information for controlling an operation of equipment consuming energy which is a source of the energy usage in accordance with a change in the acquired energy usage.

6. The display device according to claim 5,

wherein the application which is executed by the execution section sends information for changing luminance of the screen in accordance with a change in the acquired energy usage.

7. The display device according to claim 5,

wherein the application which is executed by the execution section displays pieces of equipment using electric power with icons on the screen, and arranges the icons in descending order of electric power usage in accordance with a change in the acquired energy usage.

8. An energy information display method comprising:

displaying an image on a screen on the basis of an image signal; and

executing an application which is acquired from a network on the basis of a user'"'"'s instruction,

wherein when an image is displayed on the screen in the image display operation, the application which is executed in the execution operation acquires, through the network, information related to energy that is used in a predetermined range, and displays the information on the screen.

9. A computer program causing a computer to execute:

displaying an image on a screen on the basis of an image signal; and

executing an application which is acquired from a network on the basis of a user'"'"'s instruction,

wherein when an image is displayed on the screen in the image display operation, the application which is executed in the execution operation acquires, through the network, information related to energy that is used in a predetermined range, and displays the information on the screen.