Wireless Home Energy Monitoring System
First Claim
1. A monitoring system comprising:
- one or more wireless sensing devices for collecting energy consumption data,a host device including a display;
an adapter to removably connect to said host device, said adapter comprising;
a housing;
a wireless transceiver disposed within the housing to receive energy consumption data from the sensing devices;
memory within the housing to store the energy consumption data and one or more display templates, said memory comprising shared memory accessible to said host device;
a processor within the housing and configured to;
communicate information with the host device through the shared memory using a file-based communication scheme, andcreate one or more output images based on the energy consumption data and the display templates and to store the output images in the shared memory for retrieval by the host device; and
an interface including a physical connector to removably connect the adapter to the host device and an interface circuit to provide the host device with access to the output images stored in the shared memory.
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Abstract
A low cost, energy monitoring system comprises a plurality of remote sensors for monitoring energy consumption in specific circuits, or by specific appliances, a adapter that communicates with the remote sensors over a wireless network, and a host device with a display. The remote sensors monitor energy consumption in specific circuits, or by specific appliances, and report the energy consumption by the monitored circuits or appliances to the remote adapter. The adapter stores the energy consumption data in memory and generates output images for display by the host device. The output images are based on display templates stored in the memory of the adapter and define how the energy consumption data is formatted and displayed for the user.
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16 Claims
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1. A monitoring system comprising:
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one or more wireless sensing devices for collecting energy consumption data, a host device including a display; an adapter to removably connect to said host device, said adapter comprising; a housing; a wireless transceiver disposed within the housing to receive energy consumption data from the sensing devices; memory within the housing to store the energy consumption data and one or more display templates, said memory comprising shared memory accessible to said host device; a processor within the housing and configured to; communicate information with the host device through the shared memory using a file-based communication scheme, and create one or more output images based on the energy consumption data and the display templates and to store the output images in the shared memory for retrieval by the host device; and an interface including a physical connector to removably connect the adapter to the host device and an interface circuit to provide the host device with access to the output images stored in the shared memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An adapter for a monitoring system including a host device with a display, the adapter comprising:
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a housing; a wireless transceiver disposed within the housing to receive energy consumption data from one or more sensing devices; memory within the housing to store the energy consumption data and one or more display templates, said memory comprising shared memory accessible to said host device; a processor within the housing and configured to; communicate information with the host device through the shared memory using a file-based communication scheme; and create one or more output images based on the energy consumption data and the display templates and to store the output images in the shared memory for retrieval by the host device; and an interface including a physical connector to the host device and an interface circuit to provide the host device with access to the output images stored in the shared memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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