Methods, systems and apparatus for power management
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1. A method for monitoring and controlling energy usage of an energy-consuming appliance, said method comprising:
- receiving energy usage information from a status and control unit associated with an energy-consuming appliance;
receiving location information from a mobile device associated with said energy-consuming appliance;
generating an alert notification when a first condition related to said energy usage information and said location information meets a first criterion.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for monitoring and controlling energy usage. Alert notifications may be generated based on a current power status of an energy-consuming device and location information of a mobile device associated with the energy-consuming device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and controlling energy usage of an energy-consuming appliance, said method comprising:
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receiving energy usage information from a status and control unit associated with an energy-consuming appliance; receiving location information from a mobile device associated with said energy-consuming appliance; generating an alert notification when a first condition related to said energy usage information and said location information meets a first criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for monitoring and controlling energy usage of an energy-consuming appliance, said system comprising:
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an energy-consuming appliance; a status and control unit associated with said energy-consuming appliance; an energy controller comprising a non-transitory computer program product encoded with instructions for implementing a method comprising; receiving energy usage information from said status and control unit; receiving location information from a mobile device associated with said energy-consuming appliance; and generating an alert notification when a first condition related to said energy usage information and said location information is met. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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