US 2009/0154594 A1 · POWER LINE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH DC POWER OUTPUT AND NETWORK SIGNAL TRANSMISSION ABILITIES

Abstract

A power line communication device having DC power output and network signal transmission abilities has a casing, a power cable connector, a network signal converting circuit and a first connecting interface. The network signal converting circuit is connected to the power cable connector, sends and receives network signals over a power cable connected to the power cable connector and transforms an AC power source to a DC power source. The first connecting interface is connected to the network signal converting circuit for connecting to and exchanging the network signals with an external network device and has a network port and a DC power output port. The DC power output port outputs the DC power source from the network signal converting circuit to the external network device. Therefore, the first connecting interface is capable of outputting the DC power source and transmitting the network signals.

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Dependent claims

A power line communication device with DC power output and network signal transmission abilities comprising:

a casing;
a power cable connector mounted in the casing and adapted to connect to a power cable that connects to an AC power source;
a network signal converting circuit mounted in the casing, connected to the power cable connector, sending and receiving network signals over the power cable to access the Internet and transforming the AC power source into a DC power source;
and
a first connecting interface mounted on the casing, connecting to the network signal converting circuit, adapted to be connected to an external network device for exchanging the network signals and comprising
a network port connected to the network signal converting circuit;
and
a DC power output port connected to the network signal converting circuit to output the DC power source from the network signal converting circuit.

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A power line communication device with an image capture ability comprising:

a casing;
a power cable connector mounted in the casing and adapted to connect to a power cable that connects to an AC power source;
a network signal converting circuit mounted in the casing, connected to the power cable connector, sending and receiving network signals over the power cable to access the Internet and transforming the AC power source into a DC power source;
a first connecting interface mounted on the casing, connecting to the network signal converting circuit, adapted to connect to an external network device for exchanging the network signals and comprising
a network port connected to the network signal converting circuit;
and
a DC power output port connected to the network signal converting circuit to output the DC power source from the network signal converting circuit;
and
a network camera mounted on the casing and connected to the first connecting interface to obtain the DC power source and exchange the network signals with the network signal converting circuit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Power line communication device with dc power output and network signal transmission abilities

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Power line communication device with dc power output and network signal transmission abilities

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Abstract

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