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WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE AND DOCKING APPARATUS

  • US 20140002233A1
  • Filed: 02/15/2012
  • Published: 01/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for monitoring and controlling the operation of an individual piece of Utilization Equipment or an Alternate Electrical Source, the device comprising a Wireless Control Module linked to an individual piece of Utilization Equipment or an Alternate Electrical Source via a Docking Apparatus, wherein:

  • the Wireless Control Module comprises a unique Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag and wirelessly communicates with a Computer System connected to one or more Radio Frequency Transceivers in an Operating Environment using radio frequency communication;

    the RF Transceivers wirelessly communicate using radio frequencies and a protocol with one or more Wireless Control Modules;

    the Wireless Control Module is a device that monitors, measures and controls the operation of an individual piece of Utilization Equipment or an Alternate Electrical Source to which it is linked;

    the Wireless Control Module communicates with the Computer System via one or more RF Transceivers and the RFID tag, accepts commands issued from the Computer System as transmitted from a RF Transceiver, executes those commands, takes measurements, gathers information, and wirelessly communicates a variety of data and information back to the Computer System via a RF Transceiver;

    the Docking Apparatus connects a Wireless Control Module to a piece of Utilization Equipment or an Alternate Electrical Source;

    the Computer System provides a system operator with overall management and control of a plurality of Wireless Control Modules within the Operating Environment and comprises a programmable computer with a user interface, a computer display screen, a mouse, a keyboard, a database, and I/O ports suitable for communicating with one or more Wireless Control Modules; and

    the Computer System further provides real-time and historical visibility to electrical usage, performance data of each piece of Utilization Equipment to which a Wireless Control Module is linked, and management and control over the source of electrical supply as well as the amount of electricity consumed by each individual piece of Utilization Equipment.

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