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Apparatus and method for obtaining and displaying appliance photographic image and supplemental data

US11769470B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2022
Grant dateSep 26, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S40/20
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A management unit including: a demand plan generating unit that obtains control information items related to energy consuming appliances; an obtaining unit that obtains picture data items showing the appliances; a memory which stores the picture data items obtained by the obtaining unit; a selecting unit which selects a picture data item from selection candidates including the picture data items stored in the memory, based on a specified control mode; a processor that executes processing for superimposing the control information items corresponding to the appliances in the picture data item selected by the selecting unit; and an output unit which displays the picture data item with the superimposed control information item.

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