HOME AND BUSINESS DEVICE ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRIPPER
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at an energy management device, a first user-specified energy consumption limit associated with a first device;
receiving, at the energy management device, a second user-specified energy consumption limit associated with a second device;
receiving, at the energy management device, a first energy consumption report associated with the first device;
receiving, at the energy management device, a second energy consumption report associated with the second device; and
selectively switching off, or performing a graduated reduction of power consumption of, the first or second devices based on the received first and second energy consumption reports and based on the first and second user-specified energy consumption limits.
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Abstract
An energy management device receives a first user-specified energy consumption limit associated with a first device, and receives a second user-specified energy consumption limit associated with a second device. The energy management device receives a first energy consumption report associated with the first device, and receives a second energy consumption report associated with the second device. The energy management device selectively switches off, or performs a graduated reduction of power consumption of, the first or second devices based on the received first and second energy consumption reports. The first and second devices include appliances resident in a household or business and the energy management device connects to each of the first and second devices via a network or link.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at an energy management device, a first user-specified energy consumption limit associated with a first device; receiving, at the energy management device, a second user-specified energy consumption limit associated with a second device; receiving, at the energy management device, a first energy consumption report associated with the first device; receiving, at the energy management device, a second energy consumption report associated with the second device; and selectively switching off, or performing a graduated reduction of power consumption of, the first or second devices based on the received first and second energy consumption reports and based on the first and second user-specified energy consumption limits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An energy management device, comprising:
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a communication interface coupled to a network and configured to; receive a first user-specified energy consumption value associated with a first device, wherein the first device comprises an appliance resident in a household or business, receive, via the network or a link, first energy consumption information associated with the first device, and a processing unit configured to selectively switch off, or perform a graduated reduction of power consumption of, the first device based on the received first energy consumption information and the first user-specified energy consumption value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a client device, a selection of a first device from a list of a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices comprise appliances resident at a household or business; receiving, at the client device, a first user-specified energy consumption limit for the selected first device; and sending, from the client device via a network, an identification of the selected first device and the first user-specified energy consumption limit to an energy management device associated with the household or business, wherein the energy management device selectively controls the selected first device based on the first user-specified energy consumption limit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A client device, comprising:
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a user interface configured to; receive a selection of a first device from a list of a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices comprise appliances resident at a household or business, receive a first user-specified energy consumption value for the selected first device, and a communication interface configured to send, from the client device via a network, an identification of the selected first device and the first user-specified energy consumption value to an energy management device associated with the household or business, wherein the energy management device selectively controls the selected first device based on the first user-specified energy consumption value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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