SYSTEM FOR UTILITY USAGE TRIGGERING ACTION

摘要

The present disclosure relates to using sensors and measurements from sensors to trigger actions within a network. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for measuring usage or measurements, using sensors, of utilities or other environmental factors, generating profiles based on the usage or measurements, and triggering actions within a network device based on the usage, measurements and profiles. Embodiments of the present invention may include, for example, compiling historical usage based on the use or measurements detected by a network device and generating a usage profile based on that use or measurements. The normal usage profile may be compared with the usage over a certain predetermined period of time to detect any abnormal use or measurements from the network device, and an action may be taken as a result of an abnormality.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
compiling, by a network device on a network, usage data based on the use of a utility by the network device; setting a threshold amount of usage based on the compiled usage data; determining a current usage amount at a current usage time; comparing the current usage amount to the threshold amount of usage; determining that the current usage amount has exceeded the threshold amount of usage; analyzing the usage data over a predetermined time period, wherein the predetermined time period occurred before or after or during the current usage time; determining that, based on the exceeding of the threshold amount of usage and the analysis of the usage data over the predetermined time period, the network device should be adjusted; and adjusting the network device.