System and method for remotely regulating the power consumption of an electric appliance
AssigneeGlenbrook Associates, Inc.
InventorsGregory P. Benson, Daniel Wade
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Abstract
A system and method for remotely regulating the power consumption of a device are provided. The method comprises sending a message from a remote location and over a wide area data network to a controller locally attached to a device. The method further comprises adjusting, at the controller, the power supplied to the device based on the message.
Claims20
A method of remotely regulating the power consumption of a device, the method comprising:
- sending a message from a remote location and over a wide area data network to a controller locally attached to a device, the message comprising an instruction to adjust power supplied to devices having a priority falling in a priority range;
- retrieving, at the controller, a profile from a memory of the device, the profile comprising the priority of the device;
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- adjusting, at the controller, the power supplied to the device based on the message if the priority of the device is within the priory range specified in the message.
A system for remotely regulating the power consumption of a device, the system comprising:
- a first controller locally attached to a device and configured to adjust the power supply of the device based on a message received from a second controller, the second controller being remote from the device;
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- a communication module locally attached to the first controller, wherein the first controller is configured to communicate with the second controller via the communication module,
- wherein the message comprising instructions to adjust power supplied to devices having a priority falling in a priority range, and wherein the first controller retrieves a profile from a memory of the device, the profile comprising the priority of the device, and adjusts the power supplied to the device based on the message if the priority of the device is within the priority range specified in the message.
A system for remotely regulating the power consumption of a device, the system comprising:
- means for sending a message from a remote location and over a wide area data network to a controller locally attached to a device, the message comprising instructions to adjust power supplied to devices with a priority falling in a priority range;
- means for retrieving, at the controller, a profile from a memory of the device, the profile comprising the priority of the device;
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- means for adjusting, at the controller, the power supplied to the device based on the message if the priority of the device is within the priory range specified in the message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.