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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);
James Hollister, Round Rock, TX (US);
John F. Cottrell, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);
James Hollister, Round Rock, TX (US);
John F. Cottrell, Austin, TX (US);
Allure Energy, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of managing a site includes monitoring an activation of a proximity detection function of a plurality of sites, with each site having a first zone as a home zone and a second zone having a boundary that is away from the first zone. The method proceeds by displaying an indicator within a web-based GUI enabling each user of each site to activate and deactivate use of the proximity detection function. Each site can include multiple users associated with each respective site. The method proceeds by detecting the multiple users as being home or away using the proximity detection function and then altering an operating condition of a network device located at at least one of the plurality of sites in response to a last user of the multiple users leaving the first zone.