Patents by Inventor Yang Arthur Zhang

Yang Arthur Zhang 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).

  • System and method of use for energy efficient applications driven by multiple context clocks for personal energy footprint management
    Patent number: 9915991
    Abstract: A power state management system of an electronic system is coupled to a plug load device and a method for operation of the same. The system includes a context clock to adjust a duty cycle of the electronic system for controlling the power states of the electronic system for more efficient use of electricity. The context clock is responsive to user input, multiple event driven activities or an external protocol determined policy or command. Interface circuitry communicates user input, multiple event driven activities or an external protocol determined policy or command to the context clock. Interface circuitry also communicates commands to the managed plug load device or devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Arthur Zhang, Guann Pyng Li, Zachary Davis, Christopher Hurst, Jieping Guo
  • System and Method of Use for Energy Efficient Applications Driven by Multiple Context Clocks for Personal Energy Footprint Management
    Publication number: 20160011636
    Abstract: A power state management system of an electronic system is coupled to a plug load device and a method for operation of the same. The system includes a context clock to adjust a duty cycle of the electronic system for controlling the power states of the electronic system for more efficient use of electricity. The context clock is responsive to user input, multiple event driven activities or an external protocol determined policy or command. Interface circuitry communicates user input, multiple event driven activities or an external protocol determined policy or command to the context clock. Interface circuitry also communicates commands to the managed plug load device or devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yang Arthur Zhang, Guann Pyng Li, Zachary Davis, Christopher Hurst, Jieping Guo
  • Energy Efficiency Application System and Method of its Use for Empowering Consumers to Perform Energy Usage Audit at Home via Energy Data Aggregation of Electronic Appliances and Devices
    Publication number: 20150261644
    Abstract: A method of enabling a user of a power consuming devices to acquire energy consumption knowledge includes the steps of identifying a user communicating with a database, associating a physical and virtual environment of power consuming devices with the identified user, retrieving power consumption data with existing product information from the database, displaying to the user data of power consumption of a plurality of physical and virtual devices in the associated physical and virtual environment based on the current status of each device, and providing closed-loop feedback from the user to promote energy efficient devices and usage behavior of the user in the associated physical and virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yang Arthur Zhang, Guann Pyng Li, Dawei Ouyang