98 results about "Consumer unit" patented technology

The present invention encompasses a control system and method for systems of producing and consuming units. The method of the invention includes the steps of setting each producing unit to have an output responsive to an analog signal representative of a market price, and connecting each producing unit to a marketwire, with the changes in the analog signal on the marketwire representing changes in the market price resulting from inputs from the consuming units and the output response of each producing unit.

The invention relates to a novel anti-fake traceability system and method. The novel anti-fake traceability system comprises an anti-fake traceability platform, a manufacturer information providing unit, a consumer unit, a position information providing unit, an agent unit and a selling terminal. The novel anti-fake traceability method includes the steps of key negotiating, two-dimension code generating, product producing, product warehousing/delivering, product receiving/delivering by the agent unit, user inquiring and background processing of user inquiring. According to the novel anti-fake traceability system and method, the anti-fake function, the traceability function and the fleeing preventing function can be achieved at the same time, information storage, process control, information encryption and information reading are all achieved and completed through two-dimension codes, the anti-fake traceability aim of products of modern enterprises can be achieved, product fleeing can be further effectively avoided, the enterprises are helped to achieve management on marketing channels, interaction between the enterprises and the consumer unit is achieved, and the brand building cost of the enterprises is reduced.

A telephone intercept device interposed between a telephone company network and telecommunications equipment in a consumer unit. The telephone intercept device monitors outgoing telephone numbers and disconnects the telecommunications equipment from the telephone company network, when necessary to redirect the telephone call to a different telephone number. An electrically-controlled switching circuit disconnects the equipment from the network. A first circuit determines off-hook condition to latch power for the device from the telephone company network. A second circuit mimics an off-hook state to the telephone company to allow the device to dial out the substitute number. A memory contains the target telephone numbers for redirection, as well as the associated redirected telephone number. The intercept device may also be used to communicate to remote monitoring stations the occurrence of an event associated with the consumer unit. A method for intercepting telephone numbers is also disclosed.

An electric power control apparatus enables a surplus electric power from a distributed power source to be stored in a storage battery in a consumer unit provided with a distributed power source and a storage battery. The electric power control apparatus is characterized in being provided with a compensation calculating unit which calculates the compensation of electric power by using a unit price of electricity for sale when charging the storage battery and a unit price of electricity for purchase when discharging from the storage battery.

An indication to a consumer that a product or item on a retail fixture matches a set of consumer preferences is provided by equipping a retail fixture with a consumer identification unit and with a display unit indicator associated with a sample product on the retail fixture. Responsive to a consumer moving from outside the proximity to inside the proximity of the consumer identification unit, the identity of the consumer is established, and the consumers set of preferences is retrieved. It is then determined, automatically, which sample products on the retail fixture matches the consumers preferences, and a display unit indicator is illuminated for the matching sample products such that the attention of the proximate consumer is directed to the physical location of the matching products.

The method of monitoring an information system and has a real-time engine unit in communication with a broker unit. The engine unit has an event source unit and a metrics source unit and receives an event signal from the source unit in a first protocol language. The engine unit obtains a metrics parameter in a signal from the source unit in a second protocol language. The engine unit receiving the information in the first and second protocol languages and converts the signals to a third protocol language that is transmitted in a signal in the third protocol language to the broker that, in turn, converts the information to a universal protocol language that is understood by a plurality of consumers units.

The invention discloses a catering enterprise operation system and an implementation method. The system comprises a cloud platform server, an enterprise user unit, and a consumer unit. The consumer unit is connected with the cloud platform server, and the consumer unit is used to identify and choose catering products, and synchronizes a goods receiving method of the catering products. The enterprise user unit comprises a supplier service unit, a producer service unit, and a shopkeeper service unit. Through the system, an enterprise realizes standardization, automation, digitalization, and intelligence, and the system helps users carry out accurate operation, and realizes accurate link of people, sites (places and scenes), and objects. In addition, the system can rapidly improve operation efficiency and reduce operation cost of an enterprise, and make offline business into e-commerce, and realize fusion online to offline.

The invention provides an NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) water meter system, comprising, an NB-IoT water meter terminal, an NB-IoT base station and an IoT water meter platform; the NB-IoT water meter terminal reads water consumption information displayed on a water meter through a photoelectric direct-reading core and transmits to an NB-IoT core network through the NB-IoT base station; theNB-IoT base station transmits collected water consumption data and identity information of a water consumer unit to the IoT water meter platform through the IoT core network; the IoT water meter platform issues a control command and data information to the NB-IoT base station through the IoT core network; identity information, water consumption data and charging data of the water consumer unit are transmitted to the internet-of-things industry for use through the internet. The NB-IoT technique is used herein to directly read a 'window value' of the water meter through an IoT water meter terminal and the photoelectric direct-reading core, fault points of existing IoT water meters that using cumulative pulse conversion are avoided, and the water meter can be direct-read precisely.

The invention discloses a system and a method for realizing industrial chain upstream and downstream bidirectional tracing. The system comprises a tracing platform, a production enterprise tracing system, a third-party supervision system, an operation unit tracing system and a consumer unit; the tracing platform is respectively connected with the production enterprise traceability system, the third party supervision system, the operation unit tracing system and the consumer unit; and a user registration management module, a product tracing code management module, a tracing information management module and a tracing/anti-counterfeiting query module are arranged in the tracing platform. By forming a complete responsibility traceability chain, consumers, distribution units and production enterprises, a traceability relation is established through traceability information (such as traceability two-dimensional codes) marked on products, and corresponding complete responsibility traceability information chains are respectively formed in data centers of a traceability platform, the production enterprises and government supervision departments. Management of marketing channels by enterprises is realized, interaction between the enterprises and consumers is realized, and real-time monitoring of supervised articles by supervision departments is realized.

A power control apparatus comprises a transducer having an output (12,13) which is connected to a remotely activated device (25) mounted in a mains consumer unit (14). When a predefined parameter is detected, the device (25) is activated to connect a load (29) between the switched live output (18) of a residual current device RCD (15) and the neutral input (17) thereof, thereby creating an imbalanced current flow on the live and neutral output terminals (18,19) of the RCD (15) which causes contacts (20,21) inside the RCD (15) to disconnect the supply to an appliance circuit (22).

Provided is a mobile terminal automatic payment system and method. The mobile terminal automatic payment system comprises: a commercial tenant, a consumption unit of which is provided with an identification code, wherein the identification code identifies identifications of the commercial tenant and a consumption unit; a user mobile terminal, used for obtaining the identification code of the commercial tenant and transmitting the obtained identification code to an application server; the application server, used for receiving the identification code from a user mobile terminal, transmitting the calculating request of a consumption list corresponding to the received identification code to the corresponding commercial tenant for receiving the consumption list information, and returning the consumption list information to the user mobile terminal; a payment platform, completing the payment according to the returned consumption list by the user mobile terminal through the payment platform.

The invention discloses a battery system, which comprises an electrolysis unit, a fuel cell unit, a first heat exchange unit, a heat consumer unit, wherein the electrolysis unit is used for generating hydrogen and oxygen; water vapor is mixed into the hydrogen and the oxygen; the fuel cell unit is connected with the electrolysis unit and generates heat energy by use of reaction of air and the hydrogen generated by the electrolysis unit; the hydrogen and/or the oxygen generated by the electrolysis unit absorbs heat in the hydrogen and/or the oxygen by use of the first heat exchange unit and liquefies the water vapor into cooling water through the first heat exchange unit; and the heat consumer unit is connected with the first heat exchange unit to recycle the heat generated by the first heat exchange unit. Through the battery system, the problem of low energy utilization efficiency of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system in a related technology is solved.

A method and apparatus are provided for managing stocks of consumption units associated with users in a system of document processing devices connected in a network wherein a plurality of stocks of consumption units are kept on each document processing device, each stock on a document processing device being associated with a user. The method comprises transferring, through the network, consumption units of a first stock kept on a first document processing device to a second stock kept on a second document processing device as a reaction to an emitted signal. The apparatus includes a distribution function suited for managing through the network the stocks of consumption units on a plurality of document processing devices, the stocks of consumption units being associated with the same user.

The invention discloses a member management system, and relates to the technical field of electronic commerce. The system comprises a cloud server, and the cloud server comprises a member management unit, a member consumption unit, a statistical report unit and a system setting unit; the member management unit comprises a member registration module, a member list module, a member transfer module and a member giving module; the member consumption unit comprises a common consumption module, a stored-value card recharging module, a stored-value card swiping module, a consumption return module anda consumption recording module. According to the invention, the compactness among the member management unit, the member consumption unit, the statistical statement unit and the system setting unit is higher; member management is more intelligent and efficient, various consumption information of the members is collected, stored and analyzed, processing and tracking of the members on related information are facilitated, member management of the e-commerce platform is improved, required commodity information and promotional activity information are correspondingly pushed, and member consumptionis stimulated.

A voltage regulation device adapted for connection to a varying electrical supply and to regulate the voltage supplied to certain selected circuits whose loads benefit from voltage regulation. The device comprises a PWM or phase angle switched autotransformer which is sufficiently compact and lightweight to be incorporated into a standard electrical consumer unit which has separated circuits, ie, those whose loads benefit from voltage regulation and those whose loads do not, such that the former may be controlled by the device to operate at a constant and reduced voltage thus ensuring a reduction in energy consumption and the life enhancement of the appliances connected to the device. The operating temperature of the autotransformer is controlled by temporarily increasing the output voltage of the autotransformer in the event of overheating.

A degasser for at least partially degassing a gas-containing liquid, in particular for a sample separation device, includes a circulation path along which the liquid can be circulated between a liquid accommodation volume and one of an inlet to a consumer unit consuming degassed liquid or a conduit leading to the inlet, a drive unit configured for circulating the liquid in the circulation path, and a filter in the circulation path for filtering particles or debris out of the liquid, wherein the liquid is forced through the filter by the drive unit. The drive unit includes a movable body, in particular a movable piston or a movable membrane, configured for at least partially degassing the liquid by generating a negative pressure in the liquid.

A power supply device is applicable to an electronic device which is equipped with a non-volatile memory and supplies power to a power supply circuit of the non-volatile memory. The power supply device comprises a power consumer unit and a control unit, wherein, the power consumer is used for providing a power release path of the non-volatile memory, and the control unit is electrically connected with the power supply circuit, the non-volatile memory and the power consumer unit respectively, and the control unit is provided with a first connection terminal, a switching terminal and a second connection terminal, and is used for selectively and electrically being connected with the first connection terminal or the second connection terminal by the switching terminal, when the switching terminal is electrically connected with the first connection terminal, the power release path between the power consumer unit and the non-volatile memory is disconnected to ensure the normal operation of the non-volatile memory, and when the switching terminal is electrically connected with the second connection terminal, the power release path between the power consumer unit and the non-volatile memory is connected so as to perform discharge operations on the non-volatile memory by the power consuming unit, thus solving the defects in the prior art.