Method and apparatus for providing energy device and system status
AssigneeEcolink Intelligent Technology, 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.
Claims21
A method for providing energy status reporting by a status indication device in communication with an energy management device, comprising:
- receiving a status of a first device managed by the energy management device;
- determining that an individual is leaving an area;
- in response to determining that an individual is leaving the area, determining a simplified energy status based on at least the status of the first device;
- and
- displaying the simplified energy status in response to determining that the individual is leaving the area.
A method for providing energy status reporting by a status indication device in communication with a central energy management device, comprising:
- determining that an individual is leaving an area;
- in response to determining that the individual is leaving the area, sending a status request to the central energy management device;
- receiving a response from the central energy management device comprising an energy status based on at least the status of at least one device being managed by the central energy management device;
- and
- providing an indication of the energy status.
An apparatus for providing energy status reporting in communication with an energy management device, comprising:
- a user interface for displaying a simplified energy status to an individual;
- a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;
- and
- a processor electronically coupled to the user interface and the memory that, when executing the processor-executable instructions, perform the following actions:
- receive a status of a first device managed by the energy management device;
- determine that an individual is leaving an area;
- determine a simplified energy status based on at least the status of the first device;
- and
- in response to determining that an individual is leaving the area, provide an indication of the simplified energy status to the user interface.
An apparatus for providing energy status reporting in communication with a central energy management device, comprising:
- a user interface for displaying an energy status to an individual;
- a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;
- and
- a processor electronically coupled to the user interface and the memory that, when executing the processor-executable instructions, perform the following actions:
- determine that an individual is leaving an area;
- in response to determining that the individual is leaving the area, send a status request to the central energy management device;
- receive a response from the central energy management device comprising an energy status based on at least the status of at least one device being managed by the central energy management device;
- and
- provide an indication of the energy status to the user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.