Radio Navigation Satellite System Wall Power Automatic Timer
First Claim
1. An automatic timer for regulating a flow of wall power, comprising:
- a radio navigation satellite system (RNSS) receiver adapted to receive first time information;
a state controller communicatively coupled with the RNSS receiver adapted to receive from the RNSS receiver second time information and determine an operational state based at least in part on the second time information; and
a power controller communicatively coupled with the state controller adapted to receive from the state controller operational state information and regulate a flow of power from a wall power source based at least in part on the operational state information.
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Abstract
A radio navigation satellite system (RNSS) automatic timer for regulating a flow of wall power is adapted to determine time and position information based at least in part on signals received from RNSS satellites, determine an operational state as a function on the time and position information and regulate a flow of power from a wall power source as a function of the operational state. Through judicious integration of a RNSS receiver into an automatic timer, the need for a user to enter time, date, and position information is advantageously reduced or eliminated outright. The need for a backup battery to maintain the clock state in the event of a power failure is also eliminated.
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16 Claims
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1. An automatic timer for regulating a flow of wall power, comprising:
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a radio navigation satellite system (RNSS) receiver adapted to receive first time information; a state controller communicatively coupled with the RNSS receiver adapted to receive from the RNSS receiver second time information and determine an operational state based at least in part on the second time information; and a power controller communicatively coupled with the state controller adapted to receive from the state controller operational state information and regulate a flow of power from a wall power source based at least in part on the operational state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for regulating a flow of wall power, comprising:
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determining time and position information based at least in part on signals received from RNSS satellites; determining an operational state as a function of the time and position information; and regulating a flow of power from a wall power source as a function of the operational state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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