Light switch apparatus, control system, and control method thereof
AssigneeFlick Power
InventorAndre Ramirez
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Abstract
A light switch apparatus includes a network communication unit and an output unit. The network communication unit is configured to receive electricity price rate server information from a server, and generate a first high range electricity price output data and a second low range electricity price rate data according to the electricity price rate server information. The output unit is configured to display at least a first output color in response to receiving the first high range electricity price output data from the network communication unit, and a second output color in response to receiving the second low range electricity price rate data from the network communication unit.
Claims9
An electrical appliance switch system, comprising:
- a physical power switch member moveable between an on position and an off position and having an outer surface;
- a computer-readable memory having stored thereon executable instructions;
- a processor in communication with the computer-readable memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the electrical appliance switch system to at least:
- receive electricity price rate server information from a server, the electricity price rate server information comprising at least a first server data indicative of a high range of a current electricity price rate and a second server data indicative of a low range of the current electricity price rate that is lower than the high range of the current electricity price rate;
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- output a first high range electricity price rate output data when the current electricity price rate is in the high range and to output a second low range electricity price rate output data when the current electricity price rate is in the low range;
- an output unit comprising a display that illuminates the outer surface of the physical power switch member, with at least a first output color and a second output color that is different from the first output color, the color emitted determined by a control signal;
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- a controller that sends the control signal to the display directly in response to receiving the first high range electricity price rate output data and the second low range electricity price rate output data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.