Patents by Inventor Nissanka Arachchige B. Priyantha

Nissanka Arachchige B. Priyantha has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Energy cost reduction and ad delivery
    Patent number: 7953518
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing energy consumption with an energy sink device in order to reduce energy costs. An energy sink device can consume a portion of energy. An interface component can receive a portion of data related to at least one of a real time energy rate or a user presence. An energy manager can dynamically control the energy sink device for efficient consumption of the portion of energy for reduced energy costs based at least in part upon the evaluation of the portion of received data. The energy manager can leverage the real time energy rate and the user presence in order to employ at least one of a power on the energy sink device, a power off the energy sink device, or an adjust a setting for the energy sink device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aman Kansal, Nissanka Arachchige B. Priyantha, Michel Goraczko, Feng Zhao
  • ENERGY COST REDUCTION AND AD DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20100063644
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing energy consumption with an energy sink device in order to reduce energy costs. An energy sink device can consume a portion of energy. An interface component can receive a portion of data related to at least one of a real time energy rate or a user presence. An energy manager can dynamically control the energy sink device for efficient consumption of the portion of energy for reduced energy costs based at least in part upon the evaluation of the portion of received data. The energy manager can leverage the real time energy rate and the user presence in order to employ at least one of a power on the energy sink device, a power off the energy sink device, or an adjust a setting for the energy sink device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aman Kansal, Nissanka Arachchige B. Priyantha, Michel Goraczko, Feng Zhao