Electric device, power management system and method for controlling the same
US9450777B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electric device includes a communication unit to communicate with at least one of a gateway and a plurality of other electric devices, and a controller to broadcast a request signal for searching for a gateway, communicate with the gateway on the basis of a search response signal after transmission of the gateway response signal from at least one of the gateway and the plurality of other electric devices, and transmit a registration request signal to a power management unit through the gateway. Thus, the electric device can be automatically registered/re-registered in the electric device or be deleted from the electric device, a power management system and electric devices can be easily managed. If the user moves the electric device from a current position to another position, the power management system recognizes the movement and informs the user of the recognition result.
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