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System and method for notifying and for controlling power demand

US8849473B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32References

20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Benoit Claise · Othée, BE
John D. Parello · Campbell, US
Charles B. Schoening · Little Silver, US
Emmanuel Tychon · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher, BE
Tirthankar Ghose · Antioch, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 17, 2011
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S50/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes computing energy usage associated with a domain that includes a plurality of endpoints; identifying particular endpoints of the plurality of endpoints that are capable of switching from a first power source to a battery power source; and communicating a broadcast message to the particular endpoints to switch to their corresponding battery power source.

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