A network includes a smart coupler having a processor, a memory with software, and a power source to energize the processor and the memory, and an appliance configured to perform an operation on a physical article. The appliance is one that consumes at least some of a resource in performing the operation....http://www.google.es/patents/US8027752?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US8027752 - Network for changing resource consumption in an appliance
Network for changing resource consumption in an appliance
