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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
John Edward Fitch, Woodway, TX (US);
James Michael Steward, Crawford, TX (US);
John Edward Fitch, Woodway, TX (US);
James Michael Steward, Crawford, TX (US);
BCP Controls, LLC, Waco, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention pertains to a method and system which monitors attached energy device(s) utilization and allows or inhibits power based on the individual device's user or users current location relative to the device's point of use, the device's effective use range and user based rules. This invention is intended to allow end users to automatically control energy using devices based on the user's real time movement relative to the device in household, workplace, or commercial settings. The energy utilizing device may be either a plug-load, switched-load, or sensor controlled device.