System and method for energy management within a group of devices

US9094495B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-9094495-B1
Application numberUS-201414257035-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateApr 21, 2014
Priority dateApr 21, 2014
Publication dateJul 28, 2015
Grant dateJul 28, 2015

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Each charging member in a group identifies a docking connection. Each charging member, responsive to identifying the docking connection, transmits information to other charging members in the group and receives information transmitted from another charging member in the group. Each charging member generates a list using the information transmitted to the group and received from the group. Each charging member also includes a ranking component for filtering, sorting, and ranking entries in the list according to a predefined selection filter and/or ranking filter. Each entry in the list is associated with a charging member with a docking connection and in the group. Each charging member determines based on a predefined indication filter that an entry in the list that is associated with the charging member is ranked at a predefined position in the list and provides an indication.

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We claim: 1. A method, comprising: identifying, by a charging member in a group of charging members with docking connections, one of a docking connection between the charging member and a charging cradle and a docking connection between the charging member and a battery; responsive to the identifying, transmitting, by the charging member to other charging members in the group, information for ranking the charging member in a list including entries for one or more charging member…

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What does patent US9094495B1 cover?
Each charging member in a group identifies a docking connection. Each charging member, responsive to identifying the docking connection, transmits information to other charging members in the group and receives information transmitted from another charging member in the group. Each charging member generates a list using the information transmitted to the group and received from the group. Each …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Symbol Technologies Inc, Symbol Technologies Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02J7/731. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).