Internet Enabled Mobile Device for Home Control of Light, Temperature, and Electrical Outlets
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a wireless enabled electrical switch comprising;
a housing, wherein the housing provides a plug point for a electrical appliance;
a connection in the housing to A/C electrical power outlet;
a wireless transmit and receive unit;
wherein the electrical switch is identified by a unique identifier;
and wherein the electrical switch is configured for control by a software application stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to run by a mobile device which comprises a touch sensitive display, a processor, a memory, and a wireless transmit and receive unit for wireless local area network (WLAN) and Internet Protocol communication.
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Abstract
Ubiquitous wall electrical sockets, switches, sensors, and other similar devices may be turned into intelligent units capable of being controlled by a mobile device and functioning smartly within an intelligent local or wide area network. Existing electrical outlets/switches could have an intelligent plug-in module to turn these hitherto passive outlets into active intelligent outlets and switches. An embedded RF controller may be extended to other sensors that would sense such things as light, temperature, and pressure, smoke, to name a few. The radio frequency controller consists of the transmit/receive function and the control function which includes the ability to turn the switch on and off. It is possible to assign a unique identification to each electrical outlet and each electrical switch to uniquely address and control these units using the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a wireless enabled electrical switch comprising;
a housing, wherein the housing provides a plug point for a electrical appliance;
a connection in the housing to A/C electrical power outlet;
a wireless transmit and receive unit;
wherein the electrical switch is identified by a unique identifier;and wherein the electrical switch is configured for control by a software application stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to run by a mobile device which comprises a touch sensitive display, a processor, a memory, and a wireless transmit and receive unit for wireless local area network (WLAN) and Internet Protocol communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
a wireless enabled electrical switch comprising;
a housing configured with a plug point for an electrical device;
a processor;
a programmable logic component;
an antenna integrated into the housing;
a radio integrated into the electrical switch, wherein the radio is communicatively coupled to the processor, and wherein the radio is configured send a signal stream using the integrated antenna; and
wherein the electrical switch is a separate modular switch that may be plugged into a fixed positioned wall outlet; and
wherein the electrical switch is configured to receive a control message from a mobile device.- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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