Techniques for utilizing energy usage information

Abstract

Techniques for energy consumption monitoring and analysis. Energy consumption of one or more energy consuming devices corresponding to a user is monitored. User profile information and user statistical information is utilized to analyze the monitored energy consumption to generate a personal energy usage profile for the user. The personal energy usage profile is transmitted to a computing platform associated with the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 monitoring energy consumption of one or more energy consuming devices corresponding to a user;   utilizing user profile information and user statistical information to analyze the monitored energy consumption to generate a personal energy usage profile for the user;   transmitting the personal energy usage profile to a computing platform associated with the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user profile information comprises one or more of an organization for the user, credential information for the user, logistic information for the user. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user profile information comprises one or more of user controllable components, ambient data and feedback provided by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user statistical information comprises user proximity information with respect to the computing platform. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user statistical information comprises user input frequency information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the energy usage profile indicates an overall energy usage for the user and a component energy usage for the user. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the usage profile is utilized to generate an alert in response to energy usage exceeding a predetermined level. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the usage profile indicates a user energy usage as compared to a group energy usage. 
     
     
         9 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
 monitor energy consumption of one or more energy consuming devices corresponding to a user;   utilize user profile information and user statistical information to analyze the monitored energy consumption to generate a personal energy usage profile for the user;   transmit the personal energy usage profile to a computing platform associated with the user.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the user profile information comprises one or more of an organization for the user, credential information for the user, logistic information for the user. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the user profile information comprises one or more of user controllable components, ambient data and feedback provided by the user. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the user statistical information comprises user proximity information with respect to the computing platform. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the user statistical information comprises user input frequency information. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the energy usage profile indicates an overall energy usage for the user and a component energy usage for the user. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the usage profile is utilized to generate an alert in response to energy usage exceeding a predetermined level. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the usage profile indicates a user energy usage as compared to a group energy usage.