Tangible interface for partitioned energy consumption
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorGlen J. Anderson
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Abstract
Tangible interfaces for partitioned energy consumption are generally described herein. An example tangible resource device to represent a limited resource may include sensor and communication modules to receive a consumption limit of the limited resource allocated to an associated user. The sensor and communication modules may further monitor consumption of the limited resource by the associated user. The example tangible resource device may further include a display to present information indicative of the consumption limit and consumption of the limited resource by the user, and an interface module to receive input from the user to control the limited resource.
Claims25
A tangible resource device to represent a limited resource, the tangible resource device comprising:
- sensor and communication modules to receive a consumption limit of the limited resource allocated to an associated user, the sensor and communication modules further to monitor consumption of the limited resource by the associated user;
- a display to present information indicative of the consumption limit and consumption of the limited resource by the user;
- and
- an interface module to receive input from the user to control the limited resource.
A central computing device to allocate a limited resource to a tangible resource device, the central computing device comprising:
- a resource-to-object correlation module to correlate a consumption limit for a limited resource to a tangible resource device based on a total consumption limit associated with the limited resource and based on data corresponding to a user associated with the tangible resource device;
- a resource goal module to determine the total consumption limit for the limited resource;
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- a user profile module to provide the data corresponding to the user.
A method to represent a limited resource in a tangible resource device comprising:
- receiving a consumption limit of the limited resource allocated to an associated user;
- monitoring consumption of the limited resource by the associated user;
- presenting information indicative of the consumption limit and consumption of the limited resource by the user on a display;
- and
- receiving input from the user to control the limited resource.
The method of clam 18, further comprising controlling consumption of the limited resource responsive to the alert.
A method for allocation limited resource to a tangible resource device comprising:
- determining a total consumption limit for a limited resource;
- determining data corresponding to a user associated with a tangible resource device;
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- correlating a consumption limit for a limited resource to the tangible resource device based on the total consumption limit and based on the data corresponding to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.