Authentication, authorization, and/or accounting of power-consuming devices
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsMarcus Haebler, Chad Frederick
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Abstract
Systems and methods for authenticating, authorizing, and/or accounting for a power-consuming device to access a power source are described. A power access controller may manage the power source and authenticate and/or authorize the power-consuming device to access the power source based on, for example, a power profile of the power-consuming device. The power profile may indicate categories of devices for the power-consuming device, the manufacturer of the power-consuming device, and/or the device's expected power consumption. Accounting of an amount of power consumed by the power-consuming device may also be performed.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device and from a power-consuming device, a power profile indicating an expected power consumption of the power-consuming device;
- determining, by the computing device, whether the expected power consumption of the power-consuming device exceeds a threshold power consumption;
- and
- in response to determining that the expected power consumption of the power-consuming device does not exceed the threshold power consumption, granting the power-consuming device access to a power source.
A method comprising:
- sending, by a power-consuming device and to a computing device, a power profile indicating an expected power consumption of the power-consuming device;
- and
- in response to receiving an indication from the computing device that the power-consuming device has been granted access to a power source based on the expected power consumption of the power-consuming device, accessing, by the power-consuming device, the power source.
A power-consuming device comprising:
- a processor;
- a power supply;
- and
- memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the power-consuming device to:
- receive a charge pulse from a power access controller;
- charge the power supply of the power-consuming device using the charge pulse;
- and
- use the charged power supply to authenticate or to authorize the power-consuming device to access a power source managed by the power access controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.