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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2010
Applicants:

Tomm V. Aldridge, Olympia, WA (US);

James Y. Song, Portland, OR (US);

Inventors:

Tomm V. Aldridge, Olympia, WA (US);

James Y. Song, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01); G05D 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G01R 21/06 (2006.01); G01R 25/00 (2006.01); G01R 27/00 (2006.01); G01R 13/00 (2006.01); G01R 29/26 (2006.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G06E 1/00 (2006.01); G06E 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/18 (2006.01); G06G 7/00 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08C 15/06 (2006.01); G08C 19/20 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G08C 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and devices capable of measuring, analyzing, and monitoring electrical energy consumption of appliances and devices within a building are provided. Voltage sensors that are optionally connected to electrical socket outlets are employed within a building or section of a building to infer the identity of electricity-consuming devices and the amount of power the devices are consuming individually and collectively. Energy use inferencing devices according to embodiments of the invention provide ease of installation, simplicity, manageability, and ease-of-use that can engender deployment by electricity consumers, such as, home owners and businesses.


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