POWER SOCKET FASCIA
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1. A power socket fascia arranged to be fitted to a power socket box, comprising:
- at least one power socket for receiving a plug of an electrical device and including coupling elements for electrically coupling said power socket to a power-line; and
at least one port for the transmission and/or reception of a signal, wherein said at least one port is coupled to a first processor electrically coupled to said power-line and arranged to transfer a signal between said at least one port and said power-line so that said signal can be transmitted to and/or received from said power-line.
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Abstract
A power socket fascia arranged to be fitted to a power socket box. The fascia comprises at least one power socket for receiving a plug of an electrical device and including coupling elements for electrically coupling said power socket to a power-line. The fascia includes at least one port for the transmission and/or reception of a signal, in which said at least one port is coupled to a processor electrically coupled to said power-line. The processor is arranged to transfer a signal between said at least one port and said power-line so that said signal can be transmitted to and/or received from said power-line.
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47 Claims
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1. A power socket fascia arranged to be fitted to a power socket box, comprising:
- at least one power socket for receiving a plug of an electrical device and including coupling elements for electrically coupling said power socket to a power-line; and
at least one port for the transmission and/or reception of a signal, wherein said at least one port is coupled to a first processor electrically coupled to said power-line and arranged to transfer a signal between said at least one port and said power-line so that said signal can be transmitted to and/or received from said power-line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
- at least one power socket for receiving a plug of an electrical device and including coupling elements for electrically coupling said power socket to a power-line; and
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16. A power socket fascia according to an preceding claim, further comprising a track, which is embedded in the fascia and in which an omni-directional aerial set is laid.
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28. A power socket fascia according to claim 28, wherein said switch is a rocker switch and said switch controller is an actuator.
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35. A power socket fascia arranged to be fitted to a power socket box, comprising:
- at least one power socket for receiving a plug of an electrical device and including coupling elements for electrically coupling said power socket to a power-line;
a cartridge socket arranged to receive a cartridge, said cartridges having at least one port for the transmission and/or reception of a signal, wherein the fascia further comprises a processor electrically coupled to said cartridge socket and to said power-line and arranged, when a cartridge is located in said cartridge socket, to transfer a signal between said at least one port and said power-line so that said signal can be transmitted to and/or received from said power-line. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
- at least one power socket for receiving a plug of an electrical device and including coupling elements for electrically coupling said power socket to a power-line;
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45. A power socket fascia substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to, or as illustrated in,
FIGS. 1 to 18 of the accompanying drawings.
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46. A network substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to, or as illustrated in,
FIG. 3 , 4, 5 or 9 of the accompanying drawings.
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47. A cartridge substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to, or as illustrated in,
FIGS. 6 to 18 .
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