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Energy management of remotely controllable devices associated with a workspace based on users scheduled activities in a calendar application and users' current network activities

  • US 8,433,935 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2008
  • Issued: 04/30/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving scheduled user activities from each of a plurality of individual users into one or more electronic calendar program through a software interface;

    associating each user activity with a defined workspace having one or more remotely controllable electronic devices selected from the group consisting of electrical outlets, computers, printers, light fixtures, and combinations thereof; and

    controlling energy utilization of the one or more electronic devices within each defined workspace according to the user activities that are associated with the defined workspace;

    reducing energy utilization in one or more defined workspaces during a time period that there is no user activity associated with the one or more defined workspaces;

    detecting that a user has logged onto a remote computer that is not located within the defined workspace; and

    over-riding any of the scheduled user activities that are inconsistent with logging onto the remote computer.

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