System and method to manage power consumption
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1. A method comprising computer implemented steps of:
- detecting an occurrence of a geoboundary event;
detecting an occurrence of a radio frequency identification (RFID) event;
determining a first power control action associated with the geoboundary event;
determining a second power control action associated with the RFID event, the second power control action being different than the first power control action; and
accessing an environment power grid to adjust power supply in an environment and adjusting one or more power consumption settings of the environment to effect the first power control action based on the occurrence of the geoboundary event and to effect the second power control action based on the occurrence of the RFID event.
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Abstract
A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code having programming instructions tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium. The programming instructions are operable to detect an occurrence of at least one of a geoboundary event, a radio frequency identification (RFID) event; and a local area network (LAN) event. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to adjust one or more power consumption settings of an environment based on the occurrence.
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1. A method comprising computer implemented steps of:
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detecting an occurrence of a geoboundary event; detecting an occurrence of a radio frequency identification (RFID) event; determining a first power control action associated with the geoboundary event; determining a second power control action associated with the RFID event, the second power control action being different than the first power control action; and accessing an environment power grid to adjust power supply in an environment and adjusting one or more power consumption settings of the environment to effect the first power control action based on the occurrence of the geoboundary event and to effect the second power control action based on the occurrence of the RFID event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) operable to; detect an occurrence of a geoboundary event; and send an indication of occurrence of the geoboundary event using session internet protocol (SIP); and a control unit operable to; receive the indication of the geoboundary event; determine an occurrence of a radio frequency identification (RFID) event; and access an environment power grid to adjust power supply in an environment and adjust one or more power consumption settings of the environment based on the indication of the geoboundary event and the determining the occurrence of the RFID event. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage memory having readable program code embodied in the storage memory, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:
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detect an occurrence of; a geoboundary event; a radio frequency identification (RFID) event; and a local area network (LAN) event; and determine a first power control action associated with the geoboundary event; determine a second power control action associated with the RFID event; determine a third power control action associated with the LAN event, the first power control action, the second power control action, and the third power control action being different from one another; access an environment power grid to adjust power supply in an environment and adjust one or more power consumption settings of the environment to effect the first power control action based on the occurrence of the geoboundary event, to effect the second power action based on the occurrence of the RFID event, and to effect the third power control action based on the occurrence of the LAN event, wherein the detecting the occurrence of the geoboundary event comprises; receiving location information of a device from a wireless carrier network; and determining that the location information indicates a traversal of the device across an established geoboundary, and wherein an indication of the occurrence of the geoboundary event is transmitted via session internet protocol (SIP).
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25. A method comprising computer implemented steps of:
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detecting an occurrence of; a geoboundary event in response to a determination that a wireless device in a wireless carrier network has traversed an established geoboundary; a radio frequency identification (RFID) event; and a local area network (LAN) event; determining whether the geoboundary event is a geoboundary trigger for a first event or series of actions including control of a power grid or an environment internet protocol (IP) network of an environment; determining whether the RFID event is an RFID trigger for a second event or series of actions including the control of the power grid or the environment IP network of the environment; determining whether the LAN event is a LAN trigger for a third event or series of actions including the control of the power grid or the environment IP network of the environment; receiving one or more power consumption rules for at least one power consuming device in the environment, wherein the one or more power consumption rules instruct the first event or series of actions, the second event or series of actions, and the third event or series of actions to be taken when the geoboundary trigger, the RFID trigger, or the LAN trigger are respectively determined; and accessing the power grid or the environment IP network of the environment using a processor and adjusting one or more power consumption settings of the environment based on whether the geoboundary event is the geoboundary trigger, the RFID event is the RFID trigger, or the LAN event is the LAN trigger, wherein the adjusting the one or more power consumption settings of the environment; is performed in accordance with the one or more power consumption rules for the at least one power consuming device; and comprises controlling power distribution in the environment by at least one of; accessing the power grid to adjust power supply in the environment; accessing the power grid to effect power line wiring signaling and/or control; and accessing the environment IP network to effect Power-over-Ethernet signaling and/or control, and wherein an indication of the occurrence of the geoboundary event is transmitted using session initiation protocol (SIP). - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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