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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2011
Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);
James Hollister, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);
James Hollister, Round Rock, TX (US);
Allure Energy, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of managing energy use of a network device located at a site with a mobile device is provided. The method proceeds by determining a plurality of zones about the site and detecting a current location of the mobile device relative to the plurality of zones. The method continues by altering the operating condition of the network device in response to detecting the mobile device changing zones. A graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed within the display screen of the mobile device. A map presenting the site location, the plurality of zones disposed about the site location, and the current location of the mobile device is displayed within the GUI along with a distance selector including selectable distance values. The method further includes automatically scaling the plurality of zones and the map in response to changing the selectable distance value using the distance selector.