Patent ID: 9733630
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G05B

Claim:
1. A system for operating an energy-using device, comprising: a control unit of the energy-using device configured to monitor an energy usage over a time interval of the energy-using device and implement a recommended setting at the energy-using device; and a hand-held device transportable to within a communication range of the energy-using device, the hand-held device configured to: establish a communication link with the energy-using device, receive the energy usage over the time interval, a current setting of the energy-using device and a make and model of the energy-using device from the control unit, send the make and model to an operations specification database for the energy-using device to obtain an energy profile for the energy-using device and a setting for the energy profile from the operations specification database, compare the energy usage over the time interval to the energy profile, provide the comparison to a display of the hand-held device, accept an input from a user at the hand-held device to select the recommended setting for the energy-usage device from the current setting of the energy-using device and the setting for the energy profile based on the comparison, and send the recommended setting to the control unit.