Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080315826 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GROUP CHARGING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Disclosed are a device, system and method for multiple mobile communication devices that may be charged according to their relative priority and/or for multiple mobile communication devices that may be charged to a minimum level. The devices may be connected in any order physically, but based upon their relative charging priority the device with the highest priority may receive a charge first. The device with second highest priority may receive a charge second. Their relative priority may be communicated between the devices by wireless communication. In one embodiment, one or more devices may receive a minimum charge to allow operation, before the devices with the highest priorities are fully charged. In regions where electrical utility infrastructures are minimally developed users may share electrical facilities to recharge a plurality of mobile communication devices so that the devices with the highest priority of the grouped devices are fully charged first. | 12-25-2008 |
20090047998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION LEVELS FOR A MOBILE STATION HAVING TRANSMIT DIVERSITY - A mobile communication device ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090061862 | PEER TO PEER SERVICE DISCOVERY SHARING - If the mobile station ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090143044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT - A method and apparatus for operating a wireless communication device in an electromagnetically sensitive environment is disclosed. The method comprises selecting an operating mode of the wireless communication device. If the selected operating mode is a factory safe mode ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090156210 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING A MOBILE STATION TO PERFORM A FAST HANDOFF - A method for facilitating a mobile station to perform a fast handoff in a wireless communication system allows a handoff procedure to be anticipated (by the mobile station, its serving base station, or both) based on historical information regarding prior successful handoff procedures. In operation, the mobile station receives a neighbor list from a serving base station and determines whether a member base station of the neighbor list is a successful target base station based on historical data. If the member base station is not a successful target base station, the mobile station scans the member base station, measures a signal quality associated with the member base station, and sends a measurement report for the member base station when the signal quality meets a standard signal quality threshold. If the member base station is a successful target base station, the mobile station sends the measurement report for the member base station when the measured signal quality meets a lower signal quality threshold. | 06-18-2009 |
20090167859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING MEDIA ASSOCIATED WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090174805 | DIGITAL CAMERA FOCUSING USING STORED OBJECT RECOGNITION - A technique for focusing a digital camera is described that includes pre-storing | 07-09-2009 |
20090319504 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Enhanced Search Results to a User of a Communication Device - A method and apparatus of a wireless communication system for providing enhanced search results to a user. The method includes monitoring data communication on a user device, determining at least one contextual datum from at least a portion of the monitored data based on a predetermined rule; and generating a search result by applying the determined contextual datum to a search application. | 12-24-2009 |
20090327415 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A GROUP AND FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION RELATED TO GROUP ENTRIES - Described are methods and devices for identifying a group that include various methods to determine a group. Also described are devices and methods for attempting communication with a missing member of the group include different manners in which to determine information related to an entry of a group. The described devices and methods may be particularly beneficial at the particular time the certain group members plan to be or are in communication with one another. In this way, in the event that two or more entries of a group planned to be in communication or are in communication in-real time, in accordance with the disclosed devices and methods, the parties may be able to bring one or more other entries of the group into the communication as needed or desired. | 12-31-2009 |
20100035562 | Method and System for Signal Processing and Transmission - A method, wireless communication device ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100076583 | Method of Making a Customized Wireless Communication Device - A method of making a customized wireless communication device ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100106795 | VARIABLE SIZE MESSAGE INDICATOR IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device having a display interface coupled to a controller configured to determine a status of messages received, to present a list of message indicators on the display interface, and to indicate the status of each message by presenting a corresponding message indicator with a textual character having a size that is based on the status of the corresponding message. The message status may be, among other characteristics, the priority or age of the message as determined by the controller. | 04-29-2010 |
20100325024 | System and Method for Obligation Management in Wireless Communication Devices - A wireless communication device ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110039532 | METHODS FOR TRANSFER OF USER IDENTITY BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Embodiments of methods are provided for transferring a user identity from one wireless communication device to another in a wireless communication system having a network system controller. A first device sends a deactivation request to the network controller, which includes information identifying the first device and a second device. The second device sends an activation request to the network system controller, which includes the information identifying the second device. The first device also sends repertoire information to the second device via the network system controller. The repertoire information is associated with the first device, and is selected from a group consisting of personal phone books, stored messages, stored recent call logs, and calendar information. | 02-17-2011 |
20110060996 | Method and System for Reducing Notifications to a Mobile Device in Accordance with User Preferences - A mobile device ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110077986 | DECISION COST ANALYSIS FOR ENTERPRISE STRATEGIC DECISION MANAGEMENT - A method of managing decisions. The method can include identifying decision costs expended or projected to be expended for each of a plurality of decisions in a decision network and determining whether a sum of the decision costs expended or projected to be expended exceed at least one assigned cost threshold warning level. When the sum of the decision costs expended or projected to be expended exceed the assigned cost threshold warning level, a cost warning alert can be automatically generated and electronically communicated. The cost warning alert can indicate that the cost threshold warning level has been exceeded or is projected to be exceeded. | 03-31-2011 |
20110131514 | POLICY BASED ELECTRONIC CALENDAR MANAGEMENT - A method and a system for managing an electronic calendar. The method can include, in a calendar management system linked to a decision management system, associating a first calendar event with at least a first decision. In the calendar management system, prioritization information pertaining to the first decision can be collected. The prioritization information can indicate a decision type for the first decision and a value at risk in the first decision. A first calendar entry corresponding to the first calendar event, as well as the prioritization information pertaining to the first decision, can be presented to a user via a display of an electronic system. | 06-02-2011 |
20110148917 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A BACKGROUND SETTING TOGETHER WITH ICONS AND/OR APPLICATION WINDOWS ON A DISPLAY SCREEN THEREOF - An electronic device is operable to display images on a display screen of the device's display. The images include at least one icon and at least one image to be used as a background setting for the display screen. The electronic device includes the display, at least one storage device, and a processing unit. The storage device(s) digitally stores the images and operating instructions for displaying the images. The processing device is operable in accordance with the operating instructions to: retrieve the images from the storage device, determine at least one portion of the background setting that is of higher importance than a remainder of the background setting to produce at least one high importance portion of the background setting, and instruct the display to display the background setting and the icons on the display screen such that the high importance portion(s) of the background setting is viewable. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157069 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TOUCH INPUT APPLIED TO A CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL SYSTEM INCORPORATED THEREIN - An electronic device is operable to determine a touch input applied to a capacitive touch panel system thereof so as to account for time-varying noise affecting the touch panel system. The electronic device includes the touch panel system, an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit is operable to: receive digital signal values from the ADC unit representing capacitances detected by sensing points of the touch panel system; adjust at least one of the digital signal values based at least on a time-varying noise to produce at least one noise-adjusted value; and determine the touch input based on the at least one noise-adjusted value. In one embodiment, the electronic device determines the time-varying noise prior to adjusting the digital signal values. In another embodiment, the time-varying noise is produced by a display panel of a touchscreen display that also includes the touch panel system. | 06-30-2011 |
20110158207 | System, Method, and Device for Providing Temporary Communication and Calendaring Applications in a Private Network - A communication device ( | 06-30-2011 |
20120036437 | Method, Devices, and System for Delayed Usage of Identified Content | 02-09-2012 |
20120124570 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING THE PROVIDING OF SOFTWARE UPDATES TO MOBILE DEVICES - A method and system for facilitating updating of software programming on a plurality of mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving at a server, from the mobile devices, first information regarding usage of at least one feature at the mobile devices. The method further includes recognizing at the server that a software update is available, and determining an ordering of at least some of the mobile devices, the ordering taking into account the first information. Additionally, the method also includes sending the software update for receipt by each of the at least some mobile devices so that the software update can be implemented thereon, where the sending proceeds at least partly based upon the ordering. | 05-17-2012 |
20120135735 | Method of a Serving Base Station for Facilitating a Mobile Station to Perform a Fast Handoff - A method for facilitating a mobile station to perform a fast handoff in a wireless communication system allows a handoff procedure to be anticipated (by the mobile station, its serving base station, or both) based on historical information regarding prior successful handoff procedures. In operation, the serving base station monitors ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120135774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING OVERHEAD INFORMATION WITHIN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for obtaining overhead information by a mobile is provided herein. During operation, the mobile will be communicating with a first system on an active data channel. The mobile node will be able to measure pilot PN phase and amplitude for a second system that is a potential candidate to handoff and will have that information available. The data channel of the active service is used to query a proxy server that provides overhead information for the second base station. More particularly, when PN phase and amplitude information is provided to the proxy server, the proxy server will identify the base station and provide the overhead information needed to associate with the second base station. | 05-31-2012 |
20130197681 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WHICH LIMB POSSESSES THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a processor and a detection mechanism operable to detect one or more characteristics relating to how a user handles the electronic device. The processor is operably coupled to the detection mechanism and operable in accordance with stored operating instructions to: determine, based on the detected characteristics, which limb of the user possesses the portable electronic device; and control at least one function of the portable electronic device taking into account which limb of the user possesses the electronic device (e.g., which limb of the user is holding or secured to the electronic device). According to one embodiment, the processor may further determine a reference position for the portable electronic device (e.g., a position of the device at rest) and compare one or more of the detected characteristics to the reference position to determine which limb of the user possesses the electronic device. | 08-01-2013 |
20130285921 | Systems and Methods for a Rollable Illumination Device - Systems and methods are provided for managing an illumination of a flexible display ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130285922 | Systems and Methods for Managing the Display of Content on an Electronic Device - Systems and methods are provided for managing the display of content on an electronic rollable device ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130294617 | Coupling an Electronic Skin Tattoo to a Mobile Communication Device - An electronic skin tattoo affixes to a body surface for providing auxiliary voice input to a mobile communication device. The tattoo includes a microphone, a transceiver for wireless communication with the mobile communication device, a power supply, and a controller coupled to the power supply, the transceiver and the microphone. The controller is operable to receive an initialization signal from the mobile communication device to initiate reception of an audio stream picked up from the microphone and transmit via the transceiver audio signals for the mobile communication device. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297301 | COUPLING AN ELECTRONIC SKIN TATTOO TO A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method provides auxiliary voice input to a mobile communication device (MCD). The system comprises an electronic skin tattoo capable of being applied to a throat region of a body. The electronic skin tattoo can include an embedded microphone; a transceiver for enabling wireless communication with the MCD; and a power supply configured to receive energizing signals from a personal area network associated with the MCD. A controller is communicatively coupled to the power supply. The controller can be configured to receive a signal from the MCD to initiate reception of an audio stream picked up from the throat region of the body for subsequent audio detection by the MCD under an improved signal-to-noise ratio than without the employment of the electronic skin tattoo. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297704 | METHODS FOR COORDINATING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES OF A USER - A communication device performs a method for coordinating communications between a plurality of communication devices of a user. The method includes detecting an active communication session on a primary communication device having user engagement, and determining a set of secondary communication devices in proximity to the user. The method further includes detecting an interruption event, at the primary communication device, during the active communication session. Additionally, the method includes determining that a first secondary communication device, in the set of secondary communication devices, has capability to process the interruption event, and transferring the interruption event to the first secondary communication device. | 11-07-2013 |
20130315285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR PHASE SHIFT IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for compensating is described, in which a tuning network is electrically coupled to an antenna and to a phase shift network. Baseband signals travel to and from the phase shift network. A controller communicatively linked to the tuning network and to the phase shift network receives data regarding the state of a communication device. The controller changes the impedance of the tuning network, and changes the phase shift of the phase shift network based on the received data. The received data may include information regarding the channel, band, or sub-band on which a communication device is communicating; information regarding on the application state of the device; information regarding the modulator and demodulator state of the device; and information regarding the state of the communication device's antenna. | 11-28-2013 |
20140002419 | Systems and Methods for Processing Content Displayed on a Flexible Display | 01-02-2014 |
20140022108 | INTER-VEHICLE ALERT SYSTEM WITH NAGABLE VIDEO LOOK AHEAD - An apparatus includes a video encoder, a camera and radio frequency modulation circuitry. The radio frequency modulation circuitry is operative to modulate a radar signal to include video data. A radar transmitter is operatively coupled to the radio frequency modulation circuitry, and is operative to transmit a radar signal including the video data. The apparatus may also include radio frequency demodulation circuitry and a video decoder. The video decoder is operative to decode video data contained in a radar signal demodulated by the radio frequency demodulation circuitry. An inter-vehicle alert system controls the camera to initiate capturing video data which includes the video data. A method of operation modulates a radar signal to include at least a portion of the video data captured in response to detecting an obstruction, and transmits the radar signal to a second vehicle via an antenna array oriented at the moving vehicle's rear. | 01-23-2014 |
20140038536 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PRESENCE OF A JAMMING SIGNAL - A communication device performs a method for detecting presence of a jamming signal. The method includes retrieving a scan list comprising multiple radio channels within a first frequency range of operation of the communication device. The method further includes scanning at least a subset of the channels on the scan list to determine, for each scanned channel, whether energy that exceeds an energy threshold is detected on the scanned channel. Moreover, the method includes determining a first quantitative measure based on a first plurality scanned channels having energy that exceeds the energy threshold, and comparing the first quantitative measure to at least a first jamming signal detection threshold. Additionally, the method includes indicating, on the communication device, presence of a jamming signal when the first quantitative measure satisfies the at least a first jamming signal detection threshold. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR PHASE SHIFT IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Various embodiments of methods and apparatus' for compensating for a phase shift on a communication device are described herein. In an embodiment, an antenna of a communication device is tuned based on a characteristic of the communication device, thereby causing a phase shift of a signal that is to be transmitted via the antenna. A property of the signal at the antenna after the phase shift is measured. The phase shift is compensated for based on the measured property. | 02-06-2014 |
20140044021 | TUNABLE INTER-ANTENNA ISOLATION - A method and system performs antenna tuning to minimize interference affecting signal reception within a wireless communication device. An antenna tuner controller determines whether the wireless communication device concurrently provides (a) simultaneous signal transmission and reception and (b) dual signal propagation. In response to determining that the wireless communication device concurrently provides the simultaneous signal transmission and reception and the dual signal propagation, the antenna tuner controller determines a current mode of operation corresponding to simultaneous signal transmission and reception and the dual signal propagation. Based on the mode of operation determined, the antenna tuner controller identifies a priority for performing antenna isolation to minimize interference affecting signal reception when the wireless communication device actively communicates within the specific mode of operation. In response to the identifying the priority for performing antenna isolation, the antenna tuner controller performs antenna impedance tuning that provides antenna isolation corresponding to the priority. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045450 | Apparatus and Method for Secure Private Location Information Transfer - An apparatus includes an emergency services location module, operatively coupled to location hardware. The emergency services location module is operative to receive a session certificate from an emergency services network entity in response to the apparatus placing an emergency services call or sending an emergency services message. The emergency services location module validates the session certificate to validate that the emergency services network entity is authorized to receive location information, and sends location information obtained from the location hardware to the emergency services network entity, in response to validating the session certificate. The emergency services location module may also be operative to override a user privacy setting that prevents location information from being sent from the apparatus, in response to determining that the session certificate is valid. The emergency services location module may also encrypt the location information prior to sending the location information to the emergency services network entity. | 02-13-2014 |
20140050137 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SERVING CONTENT TO A WIRELESS DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for serving content to a wireless device ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140051366 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CORRECTION IN A MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method and system provides an automatic frequency correction (AFC) within a wireless communication device. A synchronization controller estimates first and second frequency errors respectively associated with a first received signal corresponding to a first receiver path and a second received signal corresponding to a second receiver path. The synchronization controller determines a value and a type of target clock of a first AFC associated with the first frequency error. If the first AFC is not generated to target a shared clock such as a reference clock, the synchronization controller generates a second AFC to compensate for the second frequency error. However, if it is determined that the first AFC targets a shared clock, the synchronization controller generates the second AFC to compensate for the first AFC and the second frequency error. The synchronization controller synchronously applies the first and second AFCs to the relevant clocks. | 02-20-2014 |
20140077968 | PREDICTION OF AN ESTIMATED REMAINING UTILITY USAGE VIA METER - A method and system for predicting an estimated remaining utility usage and adjusting an alert threshold for a prepaid utility meter account includes receiving an indication of a time period of inaccessibility to replenish a prepaid utility meter account, predicting an alert trigger time when an estimated remaining utility usage for the prepaid utility meter account falls below an alert threshold, and determining that the time period of inaccessibility overlaps the predicted alert trigger time, and responsively adjusting the alert threshold such that the predicted alert trigger time occurs before the time period of inaccessibility. The method also includes receiving an indication of a business objective for a utility company and automatically adjusting the alert threshold associated with the prepaid utility meter account based on the business objective. | 03-20-2014 |
20140111363 | RADIO FREQUENCY SHEILDED CLOTHING - Clothing for shielding a person from radio frequency energy relating to an electronic device includes a garment adapted to be worn by the person that includes at least one pocket having an inner panel and an outer panel. The pocket is sized to bold the electronic device. The inner panel of the pocket includes an electrically conductive shield material. | 04-24-2014 |
20140125150 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATION AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A building automation system including a controller, at least one outlet for providing electrical energy to one or more electrical devices, at least one sensor for detecting one or more characteristics of the electrical devices, and a communication link configured to allow communication between the controller and other components of the system, wherein the controller is configured to control (e.g., interrupt, change, adjust, terminate, increase, and/or meter) the supply of power to the at least one outlet based, in part, on one or more characteristics of the electrical device. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136318 | Systems and Methods for Advertising to a Group of Users - Systems and methods are provided for targeting advertisements to a group of proximate electronic devices. According to certain aspects, an electronic device determines ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140139791 | METHOD AND DEVICE WITH ENHANCED DISPLAY EFFICIENCY | 05-22-2014 |
20140153671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY TRANSMITTING DATA USING SPATIAL DIVERSITY - A method, performed in a communication device having multiple transmitters, for selectively transmitting data using spatial diversity, includes determining a type of data to be transmitted, determining whether the type of data meets a data type criteria, which comprises determining whether the data includes priority data, and transmitting the data using spatial diversity when the type of data meets the data type criteria. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING A SOCIAL HIERARCHY - A method and apparatus for developing a social hierarchy for a user from a plurality of contacts includes, for each contact, tracking communications occurring between the user and the contact; determining, from the tracked communications, a rate of change for communications between the user and the contact; and identifying, based on the rate of change, a position in the social hierarchy for the contact. Another method and apparatus includes tracking communications occurring between the user and a contact in the plurality of contacts, wherein tracking a communication comprises identifying a method of communication and a time the communication occurred; determining, from the tracked communications, that repeated communication attempts were made between the user and the contact; and identifying, based on the repeated communication attempts, a position in the social hierarchy for the contact. | 06-05-2014 |
20140184347 | MICROELECTRONIC MACHINE-BASED VARIABLE RESONATOR - A tunable resonator is provided that has a high Q for each resonate frequency. The tunable resonator is a MEMs tunable resonator wherein the tuner is affected by moving a moveable mass, associated with the resonating portion of the resonator, form a first position to a second position such that the moveable mass is held in the first position or second position by a detent rather than a constant electromagnet magnetic or electrostatic force applied thereon. | 07-03-2014 |
20140192725 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMPHASIZING FREQUENCY BLOCKS CONTAINING PRIORITY DATA - A method is performed in an electronic device for emphasizing frequency blocks containing priority data. The method includes: determining to communicate data in a plurality of allocated frequency blocks; identifying a first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks that contain data having a higher priority than data in a second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks; and emphasizing, during data communication, the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, over the second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks. | 07-10-2014 |
20140244040 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING DEVICES FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for associating at least two components of a plurality of components of a building automation system. In one embodiment, the method may include operating a first component of the at least two components in a first mode to issue commands to one of the other components of the automation system and a second component of the at least two components, wherein the first component is a control device and the second component is controlled by the first component. The method may further include operating the first component in a second mode, wherein the second mode facilitates altering a relationship between the first and second components. | 08-28-2014 |
20140266600 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNING FUNCTIONS TO AN ACTUATOR - The present disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for dynamically adjusting functions of an automation system. More particularly, the present disclosure includes systems, devices, and methods for intelligently controlling one or more energy-consuming devices in a structure such as a residential, commercial, or industrial building. One embodiment include determining an identity of a person and/or the direction the person is traveling, and then changing a function of an actuator based on the determination(s). | 09-18-2014 |
20140316594 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SAFETY RISK AND OPTIMIZING ENERGY USE - The present disclosure is generally directed to reducing a safety risk in an automation system such as an automated electrical system in a structure such as a residential, commercial, or industrial building. More particularly, the present disclosure includes systems, devices, and methods for intelligently monitoring and controlling conditions in components and/or wired connections of an automation system indicative of a potential fire hazard. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316958 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ENERGY ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - A method for tracking a quantity of a utility supplied to a device connected to a utility supply associated with a first account of the utility is disclosed. The method may include determining if the device is associated with a second account, and associating the quantity of the utility consumed by the device to the second account if the device is associated with the second account. | 10-23-2014 |
20150057825 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE OR COMPONENT CAN SUSTAIN VARIATIONS IN VOLTAGE - A method of determining whether an electrical appliance can tolerate variations in supplied electrical energy. In some embodiments, the method may include coupling the electrical appliance to a source of electrical energy, delivering electrical energy to the electrical appliance, wherein the electrical energy is delivered at a first electrical energy level, obtaining a first measurement of current consumed by the electrical appliance at the first electrical energy level, delivering electrical energy to the electrical appliance at a second electrical energy level different than the first electrical energy level, obtaining a second measurement of current consumed by the electrical appliance at the second electrical energy level, and comparing the first measurement of current to the second measurement of current. | 02-26-2015 |
20150066609 | PERSONALIZED INCENTIVE SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS - Automation systems and methods of use thereof are generally disclosed. The systems may control devices, and may monitor use of a utility and provide feedback related to the utility usage. More particularly, the present disclosure includes systems including personalized incentives to encourage responsible usage of a utility. | 03-05-2015 |