METHOD FOR ZONE BASED ENERGY MANAGEMENT WITH WEB BROWSER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method of managing a site, comprising:
- monitoring activation of a proximity detection function of a plurality of sites, each site having a first zone as a home zone and a second zone having a boundary that is away from the first zone;
displaying an indicator within a web-based GUI enabling each user of each site to activate and deactivate use of the proximity detection function, wherein each site can include multiple users associated with each site;
detecting the multiple users as being home or away using the proximity detection function; and
altering an operating condition of a network device located at at least one of the plurality of sites in response to a last user of the multiple users leaving the first zone.
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Abstract
A method of managing a site includes monitoring an activation of a proximity detection function of a plurality of sites, with each site having a first zone as a home zone and a second zone having a boundary that is away from the first zone. The method proceeds by displaying an indicator within a web-based GUI enabling each user of each site to activate and deactivate use of the proximity detection function. Each site can include multiple users associated with each respective site. The method proceeds by detecting the multiple users as being home or away using the proximity detection function and then altering an operating condition of a network device located at at least one of the plurality of sites in response to a last user of the multiple users leaving the first zone.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of managing a site, comprising:
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monitoring activation of a proximity detection function of a plurality of sites, each site having a first zone as a home zone and a second zone having a boundary that is away from the first zone; displaying an indicator within a web-based GUI enabling each user of each site to activate and deactivate use of the proximity detection function, wherein each site can include multiple users associated with each site; detecting the multiple users as being home or away using the proximity detection function; and altering an operating condition of a network device located at at least one of the plurality of sites in response to a last user of the multiple users leaving the first zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of managing energy use of a network device with a server hosted graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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detecting activation of a proximity detection function of a plurality of sites, each site having a first zone as a home zone and a second zone having a boundary that is away from the first zone; displaying a selector to alter the proximity detection function within a web-based GUI; enabling each user of each site to activate and deactivate use of the proximity detection function, wherein each site can include multiple users associated with each site; displaying the selector as being activated within a mobile application; detecting the multiple users as being home or away using the proximity detection function; and altering an operating condition of a network device located at at least one of the plurality of sites in response to a last user of the multiple users leaving the first zone. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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