System and method to monitor and manage performance of appliances
First Claim
1. A system to monitor and manage individual appliance performance, said system comprising:
- a gateway forming a data collection and transmission device;
said gateway linked to a circuit breaker panel and configured to continuously obtain individualized operational data corresponding to one or more individual appliances electrically connected to said circuit breaker panel;
a central database including expected operating thresholds formed from individual appliance power consumption and run time data, said central database being Internet-based and thereby located remote from said gateway and arranged in communication with said gateway to receive and process said operational data; and
wherein said central database alerts a system user upon variation of said individualized operational data from said expected operating thresholds.
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Abstract
A system and method providing home and small business owners to monitor and manage one or more appliances. This enables a use to understand in detail their electrical consumption, to make informed decisions based on factual data about energy-saving upgrades to their current systems/appliances, and to provide Internet-based surveillance and control of systems for prevention of freezing, breakdown, or possible fire-related losses, including possible loss-of-life. The system and method includes through the use of Internet based computer software and databases, a hardware interface with electrical circuit panel(s) or fuse boxes in communication with the software and databases and optional wireless outlet monitoring units in communication with the software and databases. The databases being formed and created by the system and method for determining performance of appliances.
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24 Claims
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1. A system to monitor and manage individual appliance performance, said system comprising:
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a gateway forming a data collection and transmission device; said gateway linked to a circuit breaker panel and configured to continuously obtain individualized operational data corresponding to one or more individual appliances electrically connected to said circuit breaker panel; a central database including expected operating thresholds formed from individual appliance power consumption and run time data, said central database being Internet-based and thereby located remote from said gateway and arranged in communication with said gateway to receive and process said operational data; and wherein said central database alerts a system user upon variation of said individualized operational data from said expected operating thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to monitor and manage individual appliance performance, said system comprising:
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a gateway forming a data collection and transmission device; said gateway linked to a circuit breaker panel and configured to continuously in real-time obtain individualized operational data corresponding to one or more individual appliances electrically connected to said circuit breaker panel; a central database being Internet-based and thereby located remote from said gateway and arranged in communication with said gateway to receive and process said individualized operational data in real-time at least once per minute; and wherein said central database alerts a system user upon variation of said operational data from expected operating thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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