METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND PROCESSING SENSOR DATA FROM AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining, by an interfacing device, sensor data from a local power outlet coupled to an electrical load, wherein the interfacing device includes at least one power outlet to provide power to a corresponding electrical load, and wherein the sensor data indicates an electrical measurement associated with the electrical load;
selecting a rule to process based on the obtained sensor data, wherein the rule includes an action description for performing an action, and includes a condition that takes the sensor data as input and indicates criteria for performing the action;
determining that the rule'"'"'s condition is satisfied; and
processing the rule'"'"'s action description to perform the action.
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Abstract
A load-monitoring interfacing device obtains and processes sensor data from an electrical load. The interfacing device can include at least one power outlet to provide power to a corresponding electrical load. During operation, the interfacing device can obtain sensor data from a local power outlet coupled to an electrical load, such that the sensor data can indicate an electrical measurement associated with the electrical load. The interfacing device selects a rule to process based on the obtained sensor data, and processes the rule to determine whether to perform an action. If the rule'"'"'s condition is satisfied, the interfacing device proceeds to processing the rule'"'"'s action description to perform the action, such as to enable or disable a power outlet, or to perform any other pre-defined action.
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39 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by an interfacing device, sensor data from a local power outlet coupled to an electrical load, wherein the interfacing device includes at least one power outlet to provide power to a corresponding electrical load, and wherein the sensor data indicates an electrical measurement associated with the electrical load; selecting a rule to process based on the obtained sensor data, wherein the rule includes an action description for performing an action, and includes a condition that takes the sensor data as input and indicates criteria for performing the action; determining that the rule'"'"'s condition is satisfied; and processing the rule'"'"'s action description to perform the action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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obtaining sensor data from a local power outlet coupled to an electrical load, wherein the interfacing device includes at least one power outlet to provide power to a corresponding electrical load, and wherein the sensor data indicates an electrical measurement associated with the electrical load; selecting a rule to process based on the obtained sensor data, wherein the rule includes an action description for performing an action, and includes a condition that takes the sensor data as input and indicates criteria for performing the action; determining that the rule'"'"'s condition is satisfied; and processing the rule'"'"'s action description to perform the action. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more power outlets; a sensor-monitoring module to obtain sensor data from a power outlet, wherein the sensor data indicates an electrical measurement associated with an electrical load coupled to the power outlet; and a rule-processing module to; select a rule to process based on the obtained sensor data, wherein the rule includes an action description for performing an action, and includes a condition that takes the sensor data as input and indicates criteria for performing the action; and responsive to determining that the rule'"'"'s condition is satisfied, processing the rule'"'"'s action description to perform the action. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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