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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;
Inventors:
Julian Anthony Hughes, Loughborough, GB;
David Edgar, Loughborough, GB;
Daniel Ninan, Loughborough, GB;
Assignee:
INTELLIGENT ENERGY LIMITED, Loughborough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G05F 1/66 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); G07F 5/12 (2006.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/66 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G07F 5/12 (2013.01); G07F 15/006 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H02J 13/0003 (2013.01); H04L 67/1002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus comprising an energy source () configured to provide energy to an energy-consuming device (). The energy source () can be embedded within an item of furniture. The apparatus also includes a communication resource () configured to be in communication with a remote sever () in order to authorize delivery of a predetermined amount of energy by the energy source () to the energy-consuming device ().