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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2009
Sara Carlstead Brumfield, Austin, TX (US);
Xiaoping Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Tara Leigh Marshburn, Austin, TX (US);
Sandra Lee Tipton, Austin, TX (US);
Sara Carlstead Brumfield, Austin, TX (US);
Xiaoping Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Tara Leigh Marshburn, Austin, TX (US);
Sandra Lee Tipton, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for managing energy consumption of electrical devices within a home or building. Energy usage data is collected for a first electrical outlet connected to an unidentified electrical device in a facility. A pattern of energy usage is determined from the energy usage data collected at the first electrical outlet. The pattern of energy usage of the first electrical outlet is then compared against known patterns of energy usage for one or more other electrical outlets. Responsive to identifying a match between the pattern of energy usage of the energy usage data collected at the first electrical outlet and a known pattern of energy usage of a second electrical outlet in the one or more other electrical outlets, the electrical device connected to the first electrical outlet is identified as the same electrical device that is associated with the known pattern of energy usage of the second electrical outlet.