Patent ID: 9599973
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G05B

Claim:
1. A method of operating an energy-using device, comprising: recording an energy usage of the energy-using device at the energy-using device; transporting a hand-held device to within a communication range of the energy-using device; communicating the energy usage of the energy-using device, a setting of the energy-using device, and a make and model of the energy-using device from the energy-using device to the hand-held device; using the make and model of the energy-using device to receive a selected energy profile for the energy-using device and a setting for the selected energy profile from an operations specifications database for the energy-using device at the hand-held device; comparing the energy usage of the energy-using device and the selected energy profile at the hand-held device; providing the comparison to a display of the hand-held device; accepting a selection of a recommended setting of the energy-using device selected from the setting for the energy profile and setting of the energy-using device at the hand-held device based on the comparison, wherein the recommended setting reduces an energy cost for the energy-using device; communicating the recommended setting from the hand-held device to the energy-using device; and implementing the recommended setting at the energy-using device.