Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage media to associate an activity with resource consumption

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage media to associate an activity with resource consumption are disclosed. An example method includes instructing a first meter associated with a first household appliance to measure first energy consumption information in response to a consumption indicator from a second meter associated with a second household appliance, associating the first energy consumption information from the first meter with an activity, and associating second consumption information from the second meter with the activity.

1 . A method to associate an activity with resource consumption, comprising:
 instructing a first meter associated with a first household appliance to measure first energy consumption information in response to a consumption indicator from a second meter associated with a second household appliance different from the first household appliance;   associating the first energy consumption information from the first meter with the activity; and   associating second energy consumption information from the second meter with the activity.   
     
     
         2 . A method as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a second consumption indicator from the first meter or the second meter; and   ending a measurement period in response to receiving the second consumption indicator.   
     
     
         3 . A method as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the measurement period is a time period between the first and second consumption indicators, the first energy consumption information and the second energy consumption information being based on energy consumption within the measurement period. 
     
     
         4 . A method as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising determining total energy consumption for the activity for a measurement period by summing the first and second energy consumption information. 
     
     
         5 . A method as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the activity is performed at an organization. 
     
     
         6 . A method as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the activity is performed at a household. 
     
     
         7 . A method as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising generating an energy index representative of energy consumed during the activity. 
     
     
         8 . A method as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the energy index is further based on a standard energy for the activity. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a logic circuit; and   a computer readable storage medium in communication with the logic circuit, the storage medium comprising instructions to cause the circuit to:
 instruct a first meter associated with a first household appliance to measure first energy consumption information in response to a consumption indicator from a second meter associated with a second household appliance; 
 associate the first energy consumption information from the first meter with an activity; and 
 associate second consumption information from the second meter with the activity. 
   
     
     
         10 . An apparatus as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the circuit to:
 receive a second consumption indicator from the first meter or the second meter; and   end a measurement period in response to receiving the second consumption indicator.   
     
     
         11 . An apparatus as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the measurement period is a time period between the first and second consumption indicators, the first energy consumption information and the second energy consumption information being based on energy consumption within the measurement period. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the logic circuit to determine total energy consumption for the activity for a measurement period by summing the first and second energy consumption information. 
     
     
         13 . An apparatus as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the activity is performed at an organization. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the activity is performed at a household. 
     
     
         15 . An apparatus as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the logic circuit to calculate an energy index based on the activity. 
     
     
         16 . A tangible computer readable storage medium storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to:
 instruct a first meter associated with a first household appliance to measure first energy consumption information in response to a consumption indicator from a second meter associated with a second household appliance;   associate the first energy consumption information from the first meter with an activity; and   associate second consumption information from the second meter with the activity.   
     
     
         17 . A computer readable storage medium as defined in  claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to:
 receive a second consumption indicator from the first meter or the second meter; and   end a measurement period in response to receiving the second consumption indicator.   
     
     
         18 . A computer readable storage medium as defined in  claim 17 , wherein the measurement period is a time period between the first and second consumption indicators, the first energy consumption information and the second energy consumption information being based on energy consumption within the measurement period. 
     
     
         19 . A computer readable storage medium as defined in  claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to determine total energy consumption for the activity for a measurement period by summing the first and second energy consumption information. 
     
     
         20 . A computer readable storage medium as defined in  claim 16 , wherein the activity is performed at a household.