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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Tomohiro Tachikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomohiro Tachikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An electric energy consumption control system that is capable of maximizing convenience to users while controlling the system so that the electric energy consumption of the entire system in a period falls within a target electric energy. An electrical apparatus transmits electric energy consumption of a job with a user name to a control apparatus through the network. A restrictive period setting unit of the control apparatus starts a restrictive period when the electric energy consumption of the entire system is beyond a restriction starting value, and finishes it when the electric energy consumption of the entire system is below a restriction release value. A job restriction unit restricts the job of the user concerned when the accumulated electric energy consumption of the user is beyond the reference value in the restrictive period.