Power Strip with External Networking Accessory Devices
AssigneeTrickleStar Ltd
InventorBernard Christopher Emby
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Abstract
A load controlling device includes a housing having at least one outlet and at least one low voltage interface; and an external accessory operatively connected to the at least one low voltage interface and comprising a controller and communications circuitry operatively connected to the controller. The external accessory is powered by the low voltage interface and is configured to monitor the at least one outlet and transmit information to an external device regarding the at least one outlet via the communications circuitry.
Claims30
A load controlling device comprising:
- a housing comprising at least one outlet and at least one low voltage interface;
- and
- an external accessory operatively connected to the at least one low voltage interface and comprising a controller and communications circuitry operatively connected to the controller,
- wherein the external accessory is powered by the low voltage interface and is configured to monitor the at least one outlet and transmit information to an external device regarding the at least one outlet via the communications circuitry.
A power strip comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one outlet provided on the housing;
- and
- a low voltage interface provided on the housing,
- wherein the low voltage interface is configured to be operatively connected to an external accessory having communications circuitry such that information regarding the at least one outlet is transmitted to an external device via the communications circuitry.
A power management system comprising:
- at least one load controlling device comprising:
- a housing comprising at least one outlet and at least one low voltage interface;
- and
- an external accessory operatively connected to the at least one low voltage interface of the load controlling device and comprising a controller and communications circuitry operatively connected to the controller,
- wherein the external accessory is powered by the low voltage interface and is configured to monitor the at least one outlet and transmit information to an external device regarding the at least one outlet via the communications circuitry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.