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Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2012
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventor:

Gye Young Lee, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G01R 11/57 (2006.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G01R 11/57 (2013.01); G07F 15/003 (2013.01); H02J 2003/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power management apparatus and method are disclosed. The power management apparatus includes a communication unit to receive power management data including information about a pricing system being used by a consumer of power, a controller to create a power management screen on which the amount of power consumed is displayed according to the pricing system being used by the consumer, and an output unit to output the power management screen. According to the power management apparatus, a power consumer can be provided with information about various electricity pricing systems. Furthermore, information about current power rates and information on current power consumption can be displayed such that the consumer checks the information and efficiently uses power.


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