Set Of Sensor Units For Communication Enabled For Streaming Media Delivery With Monitoring And Control Of Power Usage Of Connected Appliances

An apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors, each sensor connected to a power line and to an associated controlled appliance, each appliance powered by power from said power line under control of said sensor, each sensor configured for each of:
• collecting power usage information of said connected associated appliance;
• executing a power management regimen;
• and
• providing a connection to establish a local area network (LAN) between said sensors and other networked devices;
• said sensors comprising any one or more, in any combination, of the following:
• an intelligent master sensor (MST) configured to collect, compile, and communicate said collected information via a communication medium, and to receive and distribute instructions for implementing said power management regimen and for effecting control of said controlled appliance via said associated sensors;
• a communication and power management sensor (ETH);
• and
• a power control switch sensor (SW);
• wherein said sensors are configured to provide integrated sensing and control of appliance power usage and power management, while establishing a LAN having communication capability, including streaming media delivery capability.

A method, comprising:

• providing a plurality of sensors, each sensor connected to a power line and to an associated controlled appliance, each appliance powered by power from said power line under control of said sensor, each sensor configured for each of:
• collecting power usage information of said connected associated appliance;
• executing a power management regimen;
• and
• providing a connection to establish a local area network (LAN) between said sensors and other networked devices;
• said sensors comprising any one or more, in any combination, of the following:
• an intelligent master sensor configured to collect, compile, and communicate said collected information via a communication medium, and to receive and distribute instructions for implementing said power management regimen and for effecting control of said controlled appliance via said associated sensors;
• a communication and power management sensor;
• and
• a power control switch sensor;
• and
• configuring said sensors to provide integrated sensing and control of appliance power usage and power management, while establishing a LAN having communication capability, including streaming media delivery capability.