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US 12,399,521 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for providing energy device and system status
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorMichael Lamb
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is described for providing energy system status information. A status indication device may be mounted near an entry door for determining when an individual is about to leave an area. When the status indication device determines that an individual is about to leave an area, it displays an energy status to the individual, so that the individual can decide whether to place energy-consuming devices in a conservation mode of operation.
Claims14
A method for providing a simplified energy status of a home or business by an energy status indication device, comprising:
- determining that an individual is approaching the energy status indication device;
- in response to determining that the individual is approaching the energy status indication device, transmitting a status request to a central energy management device or one or more energy control modules in the home or business;
- receiving one or more energy-related status messages from the central energy management device and/or the one or more energy control modules;
- determining the simplified energy status based on at least the one or more energy-related status messages;
- and
- displaying an indication of the simplified energy status.
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An energy status indication device, comprising:
- a detector for determining when an individual is approaching the energy status indication device;
- a user interface for displaying a simplified energy status to the individual;
- a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information;
- a non-transitory memory for storing processor-executable instructions;
- and
- a processor electronically coupled to the detector, the user interface and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the processor to:
- determine that an individual is approaching the energy status indication device;
- in response to determining that the individual is approaching the energy status indication device, transmit, via the transceiver, a status request to a central energy management device or one or more energy control modules of a home or business;
- receive, via the transceiver, one or more energy-related status messages from the central energy management device and/or the one or more energy control modules;
- determine the simplified energy status based on at least the one or more energy-related status messages;
- and
- display, on the user interface, an indication of the simplified energy status.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.