UTILITY OUTLETS AS REMOTE CONTROL REPEATERS
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1. A utility outlet for use within a premises, said utility outlet comprising:
- means for connecting devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power;
means for receiving a remote control signal from a sending device local to said utility outlet; and
means for repeating received ones of said control signals.
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Abstract
The current invention is directed to using utility outlets as remote control repeaters. Using utility outlets as remote control repeaters extends the coverage distance of the remote controller. Additionally, using the utility outlets as repeaters avoids interferences such as walls in premises.
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1. A utility outlet for use within a premises, said utility outlet comprising:
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means for connecting devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power; means for receiving a remote control signal from a sending device local to said utility outlet; and means for repeating received ones of said control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of using utility outlets within a premises as remote control repeaters, said method comprising:
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receiving, at one of said utility outlets, a first remote control signal from a remote control device, wherein said utility outlets are capable of connecting devices to said premise'"'"'s electrical power; and transmitting a peer-to-peer signal from said one of said utility outlets to another of said utility outlets so as to control a device in a location remote from the location of said remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system of using utility outlets in a premise as remote control repeaters, said system comprising:
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a plurality of utility outlets wherein each of said utility outlets comprises; means for connecting devices to said premise'"'"'s electrical power; and means for communicating with other utility outlets. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A utility outlet for use within a premise, said utility outlet comprising:
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terminals for connecting said utility outlet to said premise'"'"'s electrical power; a receiver for receiving a remote control signal from a sending device; and a communicator communicably connected to said receiver and operable for sending peer-to-peer signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A utility device for use within a premise, said utility device comprising:
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a receiver for receiving peer-to-peer signals; and a transmitter for transmitting received ones of said peer-to-peer signals to another utility outlet. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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