Contraband detection through smart power components
AssigneeGlobal Tel*Link Corporation
InventorStephen L. HODGE
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Abstract
A method and system for contraband detection is provided that allows for the determining whether devices are authorized to receive power from an outlet. A power adapter and/or an outlet authenticate a device when it is connected to the outlet through the power adapter. On the basis of this authentication, a determination is made whether the devices are to receive power from the outlet. If the device is authorized, the outlet is activated, transitioning from inactive state (where no power is relayed through the outlet) to an active state (where power is relayed through the outlet).
Claims1
A method for contraband detection, comprising:
- detecting, by a smart power adapter in an inactive state, a connection with a device and the smart power adapter, wherein the smart power adapter in the inactive state does not provide power;
- receiving, at the smart power adapter in the inactive state, identification information associated with the device;
- determining, based on the received identification information, that the device is authorized to receive power from through the smart power adapter;
- activating the smart power adapter from the inactive state to an active state in response to the device being authorized;
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- relaying, after the smart power adapter is activated to the active state, the power from the outlet through the smart power adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.