Method and device for accurately estimating power consumption
First Claim
1. A method of estimating power consumption at a printing device, the method comprising:
- polling, by a processing a device, the printing device at a plurality of intervals over a first period of time;
receiving, at the processing device, a polling response from the printing device for at each of the plurality of intervals;
determining, by the processing device, a page count difference between each poll for each of the plurality of intervals;
determining, by the processing device, a timer count between each poll for each of the plurality of intervals;
determining, by the processing device, an estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the plurality of intervals based upon the page count difference for each of the plurality of intervals and the timer count for each of the plurality of intervals; and
determining, by the processing device, a total estimated energy consumption of the printing device for the first period of time based upon the estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the plurality of intervals.
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Abstract
A device and method for estimating power consumption at a printing device. The device includes a processor and memory containing a set of instructions, the instructions configured to cause the device to perform the method. The method includes polling the printing device at a plurality of intervals over a first period of time and receiving a polling for at each of the plurality of intervals. The method further includes determining a page count difference between each poll and determining a timer count between each poll. An estimated energy consumption for the printing device is determined based upon the page count difference for each of the intervals and the timer count for each of the intervals. A total estimated energy is determined for the first period of time based upon the estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the intervals.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of estimating power consumption at a printing device, the method comprising:
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polling, by a processing a device, the printing device at a plurality of intervals over a first period of time; receiving, at the processing device, a polling response from the printing device for at each of the plurality of intervals; determining, by the processing device, a page count difference between each poll for each of the plurality of intervals; determining, by the processing device, a timer count between each poll for each of the plurality of intervals; determining, by the processing device, an estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the plurality of intervals based upon the page count difference for each of the plurality of intervals and the timer count for each of the plurality of intervals; and determining, by the processing device, a total estimated energy consumption of the printing device for the first period of time based upon the estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the plurality of intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for estimating power consumption at a printing device, the device comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium operably connected to the processor, the computer readable medium containing a set of instructions configured to instruct the processor to; poll the printing device at a plurality of intervals over a first period of time, receive a polling response from the printing device for at each of the plurality of intervals, determine a page count difference between each poll for each of the plurality of intervals, determine a timer count between each poll for each of the plurality of intervals, determine an estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the plurality of intervals based upon the page count difference for each of the plurality of intervals and the timer count for each of the plurality of intervals, and determine a total estimated energy consumption of the printing device for the first period of time based upon the estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the plurality of intervals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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