User authenticating electrical outlet or connector, power mediating module, and power consuming device
First Claim
1. A user authentication electrical outlet or connector which allows a main power to be supplied from a main power supply to a power demanding side when a power demanding device is authenticated through a user authentication process, the electrical outlet or connector comprising:
- a microcurrent limiting device configured to allow a microcurrent to flow from the electrical outlet or connector to the power demanding side; and
an authentication device operated with an authentication power and configured to perform the user authentication process;
wherein the microcurrent limiting device is a passive element and it is not until the power demanding device is connected to the electrical outlet or connector that a closed loop is formed for the microcurrent to flow through the microcurrent limiting device so that the microcurrent is supplied to the power demanding side, and,wherein the authentication power is generated by the power demanding side from the microcurrent supplied to the power demanding side and is supplied from the power demanding side to the electrical outlet or connector.
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Abstract
Provided are a user authenticating electrical outlet or connector by which there is no standby power consumption, a power mediating module for receiving power from the electrical outlet or connector and supplying the same to a power consuming device, and the power consuming device that is provided with the power mediating module or receives power via the power mediating module. A user authenticating electrical outlet or connector according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an authenticating terminal for receiving authenticating power for user authentication and a transmitted electrical outlet operating password; an authenticating device operated by the authenticating power and determining whether the electrical outlet operating password corresponds to electrical outlet ID information; and a micro-current limiting device for allowing a micro-current to flow when a power consuming device is connected to the user authenticating electrical outlet or connector. The authenticating power is obtained from the micro-current and is supplied from the outside via the authenticating terminal. When the electrical outlet operating password corresponds to the electrical outlet ID information, main power for the power consuming device is supplied from the main power supply to the outside.
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1. A user authentication electrical outlet or connector which allows a main power to be supplied from a main power supply to a power demanding side when a power demanding device is authenticated through a user authentication process, the electrical outlet or connector comprising:
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a microcurrent limiting device configured to allow a microcurrent to flow from the electrical outlet or connector to the power demanding side; and an authentication device operated with an authentication power and configured to perform the user authentication process; wherein the microcurrent limiting device is a passive element and it is not until the power demanding device is connected to the electrical outlet or connector that a closed loop is formed for the microcurrent to flow through the microcurrent limiting device so that the microcurrent is supplied to the power demanding side, and, wherein the authentication power is generated by the power demanding side from the microcurrent supplied to the power demanding side and is supplied from the power demanding side to the electrical outlet or connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A power mediation module through which a main power is supplied from a main power supply to a power demeaning device when the power demanding device is authenticated through a user authentication process, the power mediation module configured to:
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receive a microcurrent from a user authentication electrical outlet or connector which is allowed to flow through a microcurrent limiting device of the electrical outlet or connector, wherein the microcurrent limiting device is a passive element and it is not until the power demanding device is connected to the electrical outlet or connector that a closed loop is formed for the microcurrent to flow through the microcurrent limiting device so that the microcurrent is supplied to the power mediation module; and generate an authentication power from the microcurrent supplied from the electrical outlet or connector and to provide the authentication power to the electrical outlet or connector for the user authentication press. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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