Region-based electrical intelligence system
AssigneeSapient Industries, Inc.
InventorsSamuel M. Parks, Martin Koch
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Abstract
In some implementations, a system may include a server equipped with a web application, where the web application is configured to detect a relocation of a network-enabled electric plug of network-enabled electric plugs from a first region to a second region based on changes in data communication patterns; the network-enabled electric plugs, each plug configured to deliver electricity from an electrical source to a powered device and capable of communicating with the server; and an access point intermediary facilitating communication between the network-enabled electric plugs and the server.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a server that includes a web application, wherein the web application is configured to detect a relocation of a network-enabled electric plug of network-enabled electric plugs from a first region to a second region based on a determination that IP addresses obtained via network sniffing do not correspond to a previously known list of IP addresses;
- the network-enabled electric plugs, each network-enable electric plug configured to deliver electricity from an electrical source to a powered device and configured to communicate with the server;
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- an access point intermediary that enables communication between the network-enabled electric plugs and the server.
A method, comprising:
- connecting a network-enabled electric plug to a web application for authorization;
- initiating a sniffing process during an authorization process to identify other network-enabled electric plugs connected to a common access point and obtaining identifiers for each identified network-enabled electric plug;
- identifying a relocation of the network-enabled electric plug from a first region to a second region based on a determination that identifiers obtained during the sniffing process do not match a previously known list of identifiers;
- transmitting a message to the web application to indicate the relocation;
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- receiving, from the web application, configurations for configuring the network-enabled electric plug that control electrical usage in the second region.
A network-enabled electric plug, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- connect the network-enabled electric plug to a web application for authorization;
- initiate a sniffing process during an authorization process to identify other network-enabled electric plugs connected to a common access point and obtaining IP addresses for each identified network-enabled electric plug;
- identify a relocation of the network-enabled electric plug from a first region to a second region based on a determination that identifiers obtained during the sniffing process do not match a previously known list of identifiers;
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- receive, from the web application, configurations for configuring the network-enabled electric plug that control electrical usage in the second region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.