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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Noboru Murabayashi, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshige Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/42 (2006.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 17/00 (2013.01); G01D 4/00 (2013.01); Y04S 20/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a power management system including a detecting apparatus configured to detect electromagnetic waves generated in relation to an operation of an appliance and a receiving apparatus including an appliance determining unit configured to determine a type of the appliance based on a power spectrum of the electromagnetic waves, an operation determining unit configured to determine the operation of the appliance based on the power spectrum of the electromagnetic waves, and a power estimating unit configured to estimate power consumption of the appliance based on the type and operation of the appliance.