Method and system of controlling power states of devices
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1. A method of controlling power comprising:
- receiving a user input to control the on/off state of one or more electronic devices plugged into a plurality of respective power sockets in a power strip;
determining, by the power strip, an electrical characteristic of the respective ones of the plurality of power sockets; and
toggling the on/off state of the one or more of the plugged in electronic devices based on the determination.
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Abstract
In a method embodiment, a method for controlling power includes receiving a user input to control the on/off state of one or more electronic devices plugged into a plurality of respective power sockets in a power strip. The method further includes determining, by the power strip, an electrical characteristic of respective ones of the plurality of power sockets. Additionally, the method includes toggling the on/off state of the one or more of the plugged in electronic devices based on the determination.
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1. A method of controlling power comprising:
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receiving a user input to control the on/off state of one or more electronic devices plugged into a plurality of respective power sockets in a power strip; determining, by the power strip, an electrical characteristic of the respective ones of the plurality of power sockets; and toggling the on/off state of the one or more of the plugged in electronic devices based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power control system comprising:
a power strip comprising; a plurality of power sockets; a plurality of sensors each responsive to an electrical characteristic of respective ones of the plurality of power sockets; a receiver operable to receive a remote input; and one or more processors, each processor in communication with the receiver and one or more of the one or more sensors, each processor operable to receive the remote input from the receiver and, in response, interpret one or more of the electrical characteristics and communicate the interpretation to a transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling power to electronic devices, comprising:
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receiving a user input to control the on/off state of a plurality of electronic devices plugged into a plurality of respective power sockets in a power strip; mapping each of the plugged in electronic devices to respective ones of the plurality of power sockets; storing, by the power strip, a respective on-state current threshold associated with each plugged in device; determining the on/off state of each of the electronic devices by interpreting whether the current levels associated with each plugged in device exceeds the respective on-state current threshold; and toggling the on/off state of the one or more of the plugged in electronic devices based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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