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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
John K Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Michael Beyerle, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Timothy Worthington, Crestwood, KY (US);
Elizabeth Kurfess, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G01R 21/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0633 (2013.01);
Abstract
A GPS-based energy management system for a home network is provided that includes a plurality of enemy consuming devices. The system comprises a central controller operatively connected to each energy consuming device, and one or more GPS-enabled devices configured to communicate with the central controller. The central controller is programmed to modify the behavior of the energy consuming devices based on the location of at least one member of a home network.