POWER CONTROL DEVICE

• US 20110175711A1
• Filed: 01/19/2010
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seeker CE Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Seeker CE Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yen, Yu-Sheng, KUO, Hsin-Fu
• Application Number:
  US12/689,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20110175711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/12.32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/261 PC controlled powerstrip

Abstract

A power control device includes an electric outlet strip having female receptacles for providing power supply to electric products being respectively connected thereto and a signal transmission and receiving module adapted for receiving an external control signal, and a control module having a signal adapter controllable to provide a control signal to the signal transmission and receiving module for controlling the control unit of the electric outlet strip to switch on/off each female receptacle and a connection interface for communication with an external electronic apparatus operable to control the signal adapter in providing a control signal to the signal transmission and receiving module for controlling a control unit of the electric outlet strip to switch on/off each female receptacle.

Claims

1. A power control device, comprising:

an electric outlet strip, said electric outlet strip comprising at least one female receptacle for providing power supply to an electric product respectively connected thereto, a power cable electrically connected with said at least one female receptacle for connection to a power source to obtain power supply, a control unit controllable to switch on/off each said female receptacle and a signal transmission and receiving module adapted for receiving an external control signal for controlling the control unit of said electric outlet strip to switch on/off each said female receptacle; and

a control module, said control module comprising a circuit board, said circuit board comprising a signal adapter unit controllable to provide a control signal to said signal transmission and receiving module of said electric outlet strip for controlling the control unit of said electric outlet strip to switch on/off each said female receptacle and a connection interface for communication with an external electronic apparatus for enabling said external electronic apparatus to control said signal adapter unit in providing a control signal to said signal transmission module.

2. The power control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said circuit board comprises a control unit selected from the group of CPU, system-on-a-chip, IC and microprocessor and electrically connected with said connection interface and said signal adapter for controlling the operation of said signal adapter subject to the control of the external electronic apparatus being connected to said connection interface.

3. The power control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said signal adapter of said circuit board comprises a signal input/output port;

said signal transmission and receiving module of said electric outlet strip comprises a signal connection port electrically connected to said signal input/output port of said signal adapter.

4. The power control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said signal adapter unit of said circuit board comprises a wireless transmitting and receiving interface;

said signal transmission and receiving module of said electric outlet strip comprises a wireless transmitting and receiving interface for communication with the wireless transmitting and receiving interface of said signal adapter wirelessly.

5. The power control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit of said electric outlet strip provides a feedback signal to said signal adapter of said control module through said signal transmission and receiving module upon each action to switch on/off each said female receptacle, causing said control module to transmit the feedback signal to the connected external electronic apparatus.

6. The power control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit of said electric outlet strip is a relay.

7. The power control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit of said electric outlet strip is a solenoid switch.

8. The power control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit of said electric outlet strip is a switching device.