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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Hideharu Kato, San Jose, CA (US);
Hideharu Kato, San Jose, CA (US);
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
For the discovery and detection of the relationships between power consuming devices and power distribution outlets, an aspect of the invention is directed to a system including at least one power consuming device and a plurality of outlets for supplying power, and a method for discovering a relationship between a target device of the at least one power consuming device and at least one outlet of the plurality of outlets which supplies power to the target device. The method comprises applying an external action to the target device to change power consumption of the target device; monitoring power consumption at each of the plurality of outlets; and correlating the applied external action and the monitored power consumption to obtain the relationship between the target device and the at least one outlet which supplies power to the target device.