System and method for disabling an electrical device
First Claim
1. A system for disabling an electrical device, comprising:
- a power bar associated with a power socket of a power delivery network, wherein the electrical device is connected to the power delivery network via the power bar; and
a first component for providing authentication information corresponding to the electrical device to an authentication server over the power delivery network, and for disabling the electrical device via the power bar in response to an instruction received from the authentication server.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for disabling an electrical device (e.g., that utilizes a data networking protocol such as 802.1X). Specifically, under the present invention, the electrical device is connected to a power socket of a power delivery network via a power bar. When disablement of a particular device is desired, the device is located by an authentication server (that communicates with the power bar over the power delivery network) using information stored in a devices information database. Once the particular device is located, an instruction to disable it is sent from the authentication server to a component, which then disables the device via the power bar.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for disabling an electrical device, comprising:
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a power bar associated with a power socket of a power delivery network, wherein the electrical device is connected to the power delivery network via the power bar; and a first component for providing authentication information corresponding to the electrical device to an authentication server over the power delivery network, and for disabling the electrical device via the power bar in response to an instruction received from the authentication server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for disabling an electrical device, comprising:
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a power bar associated with a power socket of a power delivery network, wherein the electrical device is connected to the power delivery network via the power bar; means for providing an identity of the electrical device; and means for receiving the identity from the identification component, for providing the identity to an authentication server over the power delivery network, and for disabling the electrical device via the power bar in response to an instruction received from the authentication server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for disabling an electrical device, comprising:
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receiving an instruction to disable the electrical device in a first component from an authentication server over a power delivery network; and disabling the electrical device in response to the instruction via a power bar that is connected to a power socket of the power delivery network and the electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. The method of claim 19, wherein the authentication information further comprises a location of the electrical device as provided by a second component.
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