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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2011
Philip Marivoet, Tienen, BE;
Yoeri Apts, Zemst, BE;
Alfred Spiessens, Hingene, BE;
Christopher Rutherford, Schaerbeek, BE;
Chris Minnoy, Holsbeek, BE;
Hamish Guthrie, Scuol, CH;
Philip Marivoet, Tienen, BE;
Yoeri Apts, Zemst, BE;
Alfred Spiessens, Hingene, BE;
Christopher Rutherford, Schaerbeek, BE;
Chris Minnoy, Holsbeek, BE;
Hamish Guthrie, Scuol, CH;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of controlling power to a plurality of devices on an energy network, wherein each device has an identifier which uniquely identifies the device on the network, the method comprising: forming a group of devices from said plurality of devices; and controlling the power of other devices in said group in accordance with the state of the power supplied to a first device in said group.