SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ENERGY ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
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Abstract
A method for tracking a quantity of a utility supplied to a device connected to a utility supply associated with a first account of the utility is disclosed. The method may include determining if the device is associated with a second account, and associating the quantity of the utility consumed by the device to the second account if the device is associated with the second account.
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39 Claims
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1-13. -13. (canceled)
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14. A method of limiting utility usage, comprising:
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receiving a usage limit; receiving a request to access the utility; determining if granting the request will cause a usage total to exceed the usage limit; and granting or denying access to the utility based on whether the request will not cause or cause, respectively, the usage total to exceed the usage limit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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24. A system for limiting utility usage, comprising:
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a controller configured to; receive a usage limit; receive a request to access the utility; determine if granting the request will cause a usage total to exceed the usage limit; and grant or deny access to the utility based on whether the request will not cause or cause, respectively, the usage total to exceed the usage limit. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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32-1. The system of claim 25, wherein the authority figure sets a plurality of allocated usage limits for a corresponding number of subordinate figures.
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