METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ASSOCIATION OF DEVICES WITH ELECTRICITY METERS
First Claim
1. A method for automated association of a device and a power meter, the method comprising:
- determining, by a processing device, a power profile for a power meter;
determining, by the processing device, device-specific power information for each of a plurality of devices;
comparing, by the processing device, the device-specific power information for each of the plurality of devices against the power profile for the power meter;
based upon the comparing, determining, by the processing device, which of the plurality of devices is associated with the power meter; and
recording, by the processing device, the power meter and its associated device in a network management record.
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Abstract
A system, method and device for automated association of a device and a power meter. For example, the method includes determining a power profile for a power meter, determining device-specific power information for each of a plurality of devices, comparing the device-specific power information for each of the plurality of devices against the power profile for the power meter, determining, based upon the comparing, which of the plurality of devices is associated with the power meter, and recording the power meter and its associated device in a network management record. The techniques may be extended to include associating multiple multifunction print devices to one of a plurality of power meters based upon power log and job arrival information for the print devices as compared to power profile information from the power meters, thereby providing for automated associated of the devices and the power meters without unnecessary human interaction.
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1. A method for automated association of a device and a power meter, the method comprising:
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determining, by a processing device, a power profile for a power meter; determining, by the processing device, device-specific power information for each of a plurality of devices; comparing, by the processing device, the device-specific power information for each of the plurality of devices against the power profile for the power meter; based upon the comparing, determining, by the processing device, which of the plurality of devices is associated with the power meter; and recording, by the processing device, the power meter and its associated device in a network management record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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a processing device; and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processing device, the computer readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions for causing the processing device to; determine a power profile for a power meter, determine device-specific power information for each of a plurality of print devices, compare the device-specific power information for each of the plurality of print devices against the power profile for the power meter, based upon the comparison, determine which of the plurality of print devices is associated with the power meter, and record the power meter and its associated device in a network management record. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a plurality of power meters; a plurality of print devices; and a computing device comprising; a processing device, and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processing device, the computer readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions for causing the processing device to; determine a power profile for each of the plurality of power meters, determine device-specific power information for each of the plurality of print devices, compare the device-specific power information for each of the plurality of print devices against each determined power profile, based upon the comparison, determine which of the plurality of devices is associated with each of the plurality of power meters, and record each power meter and its associated device in a network management record. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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