Distributing power to networked devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and memory to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations for:
- a communication module to receive sensor data via a communication network connected to a plurality of sensors operatively located within a building, the plurality of sensors being to provide sensor data identifying the presence of one or more persons in a building, and the communication module further operating to send information via a communication device to the one or more persons in the building;
a policy engine including a plurality of rules, each rule associated with at least one powered device located within the building, at least one rule further including operations to select an available zone in the building for operating powered devices by the one or more persons in the building, the available zone being selected from a plurality of zones in the building to reduce power consumption in one or more zones that are unoccupied, and the at least one rule further including related information to be sent to the one or more persons in the building, the related information including an identification of the available zone in the building for operating powered devices; and
a power control module to adjust power supplied to the at least one powered device based on the rule.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus to distribute power to a networked apparatus are provided. The apparatus may comprise a communication module to receive sensor data via a communication network connected to a plurality of sensors operatively located within a building. The plurality of sensors may be to provide sensor data identifying a presence of one or more persons in the building. The apparatus includes a policy engine including a plurality of rules, each rule associated with at least one powered device located within the building. A power control module is configured to adjust power supplied to the at least one powered device based on the rule. Power to the powered devices may be provided over a power over Ethernet network.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and memory to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations for:
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a communication module to receive sensor data via a communication network connected to a plurality of sensors operatively located within a building, the plurality of sensors being to provide sensor data identifying the presence of one or more persons in a building, and the communication module further operating to send information via a communication device to the one or more persons in the building; a policy engine including a plurality of rules, each rule associated with at least one powered device located within the building, at least one rule further including operations to select an available zone in the building for operating powered devices by the one or more persons in the building, the available zone being selected from a plurality of zones in the building to reduce power consumption in one or more zones that are unoccupied, and the at least one rule further including related information to be sent to the one or more persons in the building, the related information including an identification of the available zone in the building for operating powered devices; and a power control module to adjust power supplied to the at least one powered device based on the rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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14. A system comprising:
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a plurality of powered devices located within a building; a plurality of sensors to provide sensor data identifying a presence of one or more persons in the building; a communication network connected to the plurality of sensors; and a power management module connected to the communication network, the power management module being configured receive the sensor data and to adjust power provided to the plurality of powered devices based on at least one rule associated with the sensor data, the power management module being further configured to select an available zone in the building for operating powered devices by the one or more persons in the building, the available zone being selected from a plurality of zones in the building to reduce power consumption in one or more zones that are unoccupied, and the power management module being further configured to access related information to be sent to the one or more persons in the building, the related information including an identification of the available zone in the building for operating powered devices; and a communication device to send the related information to the one or more persons in the building. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving sensor data via a communication network connected to a plurality of sensors located within a building, the plurality of sensors being to provide sensor data identifying the presence of one or more persons in the building; accessing a policy engine to identify at least one of a plurality of rules associated with the sensor data, each rule of the plurality of rules being associated with at least one powered device located within the building, the policy engine further operating to select an available zone in the building for operating powered devices by the one or more persons in the building, the available zone being selected from a plurality of zones in the building to reduce power consumption in one or more zones that are unoccupied, and the policy engine further identifying related information to be sent to the one or more persons in the building, the related information including an identification of the available zone in the building for operating powered devices; adjusting power supplied to the at least one powered device based on the identified rule; and sending the related information via a communication device to the one or more persons in the building. - View Dependent Claims (18, 23, 24)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform the operations of; receiving sensor data via a communication network connected to a plurality of sensors located within a building, the plurality of sensors being to provide sensor data identifying a presence of one or more persons in the building; accessing a policy engine to identify at least one of a plurality of rules associated with the sensor data, each rule of the plurality of rules being associated with at least one powered device located within the building, the policy engine further operating to select an available zone in the building for operating powered devices by the one or more persons in the building, the available zone being selected from a plurality of zones in the building to reduce power consumption in one or more zones that are unoccupied, and the policy engine further identifying related information to be sent to the one or more persons in the building, the related information including an identification of the available zone in the building for operating powered devices; adjusting power supplied to the at least one powered device based on the at least one rule; and sending the related information via a communication device to the one or more persons in the building.
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication module for receiving sensor data via a communication network connected to a plurality of sensors located within a building, the plurality of sensors being to provide sensor data identifying a presence of one or more persons in the building, and the communication module further operating to send information via a communication device to the one or more persons in the building; means for accessing a policy engine to identify at least one of a plurality of rules associated with the sensor data, each rule of the plurality of rules being associated with at least one powered device located within the building, at least one rule further including operations to select an available zone in the building for operating powered devices by the one or more persons in the building, the available zone being selected from a plurality of zones in the building to reduce power consumption in one or more zones that are unoccupied, and the at least one rule further including related information to be sent to the one or more persons in the building, the related information including an identification of the available zone in the building for operating powered devices; and means for adjusting power supplied to the at least one powered device based on the at least one rule.
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