Abstract: A system and method for power load shedding assessment associated with a demand response program, including: setting a power load shedding target; analyzing data related to power consumption of a system; determining a configuration of a plurality of virtual switches associated with a corresponding plurality of physical switches, where each of the plurality of physical switches is configured to control power consumption of at least one load of a plurality of loads of the system; simulating a power load shedding event based on the setup of a plurality of virtual switches and the analyzed data related to power consumption; and adjusting the configuration of the virtual switches when results of the simulating of a power load shedding event are not consistent with the power load shedding target.

Abstract: A video-enabled communication system includes a camera to acquire an image of a local participant during a video communication session and a control unit that selects a lighting configuration for the local participant to be captured by the camera for provision to a remote endpoint for display to another participant. The lighting configuration selection is based on information describing a local participant or context of the video communication session. The processor conditions a change from providing, to the remote participant endpoint for display, a first image captured under a first lighting configuration selected at a first time to a second image captured under a different lighting configuration selected at a second time upon a difference between the first and second times having at least a threshold magnitude.

Abstract: A video-enabled communication system includes a camera to acquire an image of a local participant during a video communication session and a control unit that selects a lighting configuration for the local participant to be captured by the camera for provision to a remote endpoint for display to another participant. The lighting configuration selection is based on information describing a local participant or context of the video communication session. The processor conditions a change from providing, to the remote participant endpoint for display, a first image captured under a first lighting configuration selected at a first time to a second image captured under a different lighting configuration selected at a second time upon a difference between the first and second times having at least a threshold magnitude.