Network system
First Claim
1. An energy consumption unit capable of communicating with a network system and capable of receiving information related to time-based pricing and information other than information related to time-based pricing, the energy consumption unit comprising:
- a first communication unit;
a control unit to control the first communication unit;
a first sensor;
a display device detachably coupled to the energy consumption unit, and comprising a second communication unit and a second sensor,wherein the control unit determines;
whether the display device is mounted or not, based on a difference between values sensed by the first and the second sensors, andan availability of the display device based on a communication signal between the second communication unit and the first communication unit, andwherein the first and the second sensors are one of a vibration sensor and a temperature sensor.
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Abstract
A network system includes at least one unit selected from between an energy consumption unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy consumption unit, wherein an energy usage amount or an energy usage cost of the energy consumption unit are controllable, and the energy usage amount or the energy usage cost when the unit is controlled based on information associated with at least an energy cost is smaller than an energy usage amount or an energy usage cost when the unit is controlled without using the information related to at least the energy cost, and a display device detachably coupled to the energy consumption unit, wherein availability of the display device is determined according to a communication signal transmitted to the energy receiving unit.
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1. An energy consumption unit capable of communicating with a network system and capable of receiving information related to time-based pricing and information other than information related to time-based pricing, the energy consumption unit comprising:
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a first communication unit; a control unit to control the first communication unit; a first sensor; a display device detachably coupled to the energy consumption unit, and comprising a second communication unit and a second sensor, wherein the control unit determines; whether the display device is mounted or not, based on a difference between values sensed by the first and the second sensors, and an availability of the display device based on a communication signal between the second communication unit and the first communication unit, and wherein the first and the second sensors are one of a vibration sensor and a temperature sensor. - 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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