ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,967, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Alarm.com Inc. (Tysons, Va.).
"Smart generator" was invented by Colby Kevin Clark (Provo, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques and systems are described for power generation management. A described technique includes receiving, by a controller, a request to activate a power generator, wherein the power generator is fuel-based; receiving, by the controller, one or more sensor inputs from one or more sensors situated at or nearby the power generator; using, by the controller, the one or more sensor inputs to detect human activity around the power generator; and controlling, by the contr...