# US 2013/0158732 A1 · Optimizing power consumption in planned projects

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- Number: US 2013/0158732 A1
- Document ID: US20130158732A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/325,956
- Filed: 2011-12-14
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Barry Alan Kritt; Sarbajit K Rakshit
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158732A1

## CPC

- G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply
- G06Q 10/063: Operations research, analysis or management
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Automatically accesses, from a database, the rate of power consumption of each object on a displayed list and automatically calculating the power consumption of each object over a planned period time of use of the object. Then, during actual use, the actual power consumption of each object on the list is automatically tracked over the planned period of time of use and the difference between the planned and actual power consumption of each object on the list is automatically calculated. The difference for each object on the list is displayed so that the user may take action interactively.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-7. (canceled)

### Claim 8

A computer controlled interactive display system for optimizing power consumption in a planned project comprising:
a processor; and
a computer memory holding computer program instructions which when executed by the processor perform the method comprising:
storing in a database rates of power consumption of a plurality of objects;
entering a list of power consuming objects planned to be in said planned project on an interactive display;
entering on said display, the planned period of time of use of each object on said list;
automatically accessing from said database, the rate of power consumption of each object on said list;
automatically calculating the power consumption of each object on said list over the planned period time of use of said object;
automatically tracking the actual power consumption of each object on said list over said planned period of time of use;
automatically calculating the difference between the planned and actual power consumption of each object on said list; and
displaying said difference for each object on said list.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the performed method further includes:
automatically calculating the total power consumption of all objects on said list;
automatically tracking the total actual power consumption of all objects on said list;
automatically calculating the difference between the planned and actual total power consumption of all objects on said list; and
displaying said difference for in said total power consumption.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein:
a rate of power consumption over a period of time for an object is affected by a predetermined set of variable conditions; and
the performed method further includes interactively prompting a user on said display to enter to estimated values for said set of parameters.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein:
the rate of power consumption being accessed for an object is not in said database, and
the performed method further includes:
automatically searching for said rate of power consumption via the Internet; and
storing the resulting rate of power consumption in the database.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the performed method further includes automatically calculating the costs of said differences in power consumption for objects on said list

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein said planned project is an information technology development.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein said planned project is the operation of a business involving physical objects and service objects.

### Claim 15

A computer usable storage medium having stored thereon a computer readable program for optimizing power consumption in a planned project on a computer controlled display, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer for store in a database rates of power consumption of a plurality of objects;
enter a list of power consuming objects planned to be in said planned project on an interactive display;
enter on said display, the planned period of time of use of each object on said list;
automatically access from said database, the rate of power consumption of each object on said list;
automatically calculate the power consumption of each object on said list over the planned period time of use of said object;
automatically track the actual power consumption of each object on said list over said planned period of time of use;
automatically calculate the difference between the planned and actual power consumption of each object on said list; and
display said difference for each object on said list.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The computer usable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer further causes the computer to:
automatically calculate the total power consumption of all objects on said list;
automatically track the total actual power consumption of all objects on said list;
automatically calculate the difference between the planned and actual total power consumption of all objects on said list; and
display said difference for in said total power consumption.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The computer usable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:
a rate of power consumption over a period of time for an object is affected by a predetermined set of variable conditions; and
said computer readable program when executed interactively prompts a user on said display to enter to estimated values for said set of parameters.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The computer usable storage medium of claim 15,
wherein the rate of power consumption being accessed for an object is not in said database, and
the computer readable program when executed further causes the computer to automatically search for said rate of power consumption via the Internet; and
to store the resulting rate of power consumption in the database.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The computer usable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program when executed further causes the computer to automatically calculate the costs of said differences in power consumption for objects on said list.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein said planned project is an information technology development.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein said planned project is the operation of a business involving physical objects and service objects.