Patent · US Expired

Control device and control method for composite appliance

US6347202B1 · kind B1 · utility

15Cited by
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11Claims
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Filing dateJan 27, 2000
Grant dateFeb 12, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0082
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to manage the amount of power consumed by executing a plurality of jobs in parallel to a proper level, when a job start key is pressed, whether power consumption exceeds a predetermined value is determined. If the power consumption does not exceed the predetermined value, the job is executed; otherwise, the job is not executed, and the processing waits for a next instruction.

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