Electronic device and load center including the same
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsDavid Austin Eldridge, Maximilian Abel Mueller, Ronald Lee Thompson
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a housing defining an exterior shape of the electronic device, a processor, a power supply structured to receive line power and to convert the line power for use by the electronic device, a storage unit structured to store data, and a number of data interfaces structured to receive a data connection. The electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with positions in a circuit breaker receiving area of a load center. The electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of at least one of a set-top box, a network data interface, a telephone base station, a security system hub and a home controller.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining an exterior shape of the electronic device;
- a processor structured to control operations of the electronic device;
- and
- a number of wired data interfaces structured to receive a data connection,
- wherein the electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with positions in a circuit breaker receiving area of a load center,
- wherein the electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of a security system hub for a security system,
- wherein the number of wired data interfaces are security system interfaces structured to connect to components of the security system,
- wherein the electronic device is structured to communicate with the components of the security system via the wired data interfaces, and
- wherein the functionality of the security system hub provided by the electronic device includes notifying one or more external parties of one or more security events.
A load center comprising:
- a circuit breaker receiving area including a number of positions;
- and
- a number of electronic devices installed in at least one of the number of positions,
- wherein at least one of the electronic devices includes:
- a housing defining an exterior shape of the at least one electronic device;
- a processor structured to control operations of the at least one electronic device;
- and
- a number of wired data interfaces structured to receive a data connection,
- wherein the at least one electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with the number of positions in the circuit breaker receiving area,
- wherein the at least one electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of a security system hub for a security system,
- wherein the number of wired data interfaces are security system interfaces structured to connect to components of the security system,
- wherein the at least one electronic device is structured to communicate with the components of the security system via the wired data interfaces, and
- wherein the functionality of the security system hub provided by the at least one electronic device includes notifying one or more external parties of one or more security events.
A system comprising:
- a load center comprising:
- a circuit breaker receiving area including a number of positions;
- and
- a number of electronic devices installed in at least one of the number of positions;
- and
- at least one component of a security system,
- wherein at least one of the electronic devices includes:
- a housing defining an exterior shape of the at least one electronic device;
- a processor structured to control operations of the at least one electronic device;
- and
- a number of wired data interfaces structured to receive a data connection,
- wherein the at least one of the electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with the number of positions in the circuit breaker receiving area,
- wherein the at least one electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of a security system hub for the security system,
- wherein the number of wired data interfaces are security system interfaces structured to connect to components of the security system,
- wherein the at least one electronic device is structured to communicate with the at least one component of the security system via the wired data interfaces, and
- wherein the functionality of the security system hub provided by the at least one electronic device includes notifying one or more external parties of one or more security events.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.