Method and apparatus for electrical line testing
OwnerJeff R. MAGNOinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for electrical line testing. The method and apparatus provides audio, visual and/or electronic information to indicate electricity is flowing or not flowing through an electrical circuit controlled by a remote circuit breaker. The method and system help identify which electrical sockets are controlled by which remote circuit breakers. The method and apparatus is used over short distances in a residential home or over long distances in a commercial building such as a warehouse or factory. The method and apparatus is also used via a cloud communications network and with smart speakers. The method and apparatus is used with or without an external network devices such as a smartphone, electronic tablet, wearable device, etc.
Claims21
An electrical line testing apparatus, comprising in combination:
- a plurality electrical probes for connecting the electrical line testing apparatus to an alternating current (AC) source via an electrical socket;
- a control circuit for controlling operations and other components of the electrical line testing apparatus;
- a circuit testing application executing in a non-transitory computer readable medium in the control circuit for indicating that the electrical line testing apparatus is connected to an electrical circuit in which an electrical current is flowing or not flowing;
- one or more audio components for indicating with an audible sound that the electrical line testing apparatus is connected to the electrical circuit in which an electrical current is flowing;
- one or more visual components for indicating with one or more light sources that electrical line testing apparatus is connected to the electrical circuit in which the electrical current is flowing;
- a display component for indicating the electronic line testing apparatus is connected to an electrical circuit in which the electrical current is flowing or not flowing;
- a wireless interface connecting the electrical line testing to a communications network;
- a direct current (DC) connection testing component for connecting the electrical line testing apparatus to a DC circuit in which a DC current is flowing;
- one or more DC connectors for connecting the DC connection testing component to the DC circuit in which the DC current is flowing;
- a smart speaker application associated with the one or more audio components for receiving audio request messages on the one or more audio components from one or more smart speakers each with one or more processors and for sending audio response messages from the one or more audio components to the one or more smart speakers via the communications network;
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- a flexible case enclosing the control circuit, circuit testing application, one or more audio components, one or more visual components, display component, wireless interface, direct current (DC) connection testing component and smart speaker application of the electrical line testing apparatus,
- the flexible case including one portion bendable at an angle from one degree up to ninety degrees for viewing the electrical line testing apparatus around an obstruction and including an ergonomic gripping component with a plurality of indentations for safely grasping the flexible case and safely controlling use of the electrical line testing apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.