METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A POWER STRIP WITH AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT DISCONNECT
First Claim
1. A power strip for automatically disconnecting and reconnecting a wired connection, the power strip comprising:
- one or more outlets each providing a wired connection to an electronic device;
a receiver configured to receive weather alert data indicating a severe weather event including one or more of a thunderstorm, a tornado, a hurricane, an earthquake, a flood, or a tidal wave; and
a control module coupled to the one or more outlets and the receiver, the control module including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores one or more routines that are executable by the processor, and the control module is configured to disconnect the wired connection based on the received weather alert data.
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Abstract
A power strip may automatically disconnect wired connections in response to received weather alert data based on a configuration file including one or more user preference settings. The power strip may include a receiver to receive the weather alert data. The power strip may process the received weather alert data and disconnect the wired connections based on the one or more user preference settings. A timer function may also define a time period that the power strip monitors its receiver for weather alert data and automatically disconnects and reconnects the wired connections.
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20 Claims
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1. A power strip for automatically disconnecting and reconnecting a wired connection, the power strip comprising:
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one or more outlets each providing a wired connection to an electronic device; a receiver configured to receive weather alert data indicating a severe weather event including one or more of a thunderstorm, a tornado, a hurricane, an earthquake, a flood, or a tidal wave; and a control module coupled to the one or more outlets and the receiver, the control module including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores one or more routines that are executable by the processor, and the control module is configured to disconnect the wired connection based on the received weather alert data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for disconnecting an electronic device having a wired connection to a power strip in response to weather alert data, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a receiver, the weather alert data indicating a severe weather event including one or more of a thunderstorm, a tornado, a hurricane, an earthquake, a flood, or a tidal wave; and causing a control module coupled to the receiver to automatically disconnect the wired connection based on the received weather alert data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A power strip for automatically disconnecting and reconnecting a wired connection to an electronic device, the power strip comprising:
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one or more outlets each providing a wired connection to an electronic device, wherein the wired connections provide one or more of an electrical power, a telephone connection, or a coaxial cable connection to the electronic device; a receiver configured to receive weather alert data indicating a severe weather event including one or more of a thunderstorm, a tornado, a hurricane, an earthquake, a flood, or a tidal wave; a relay switch configured to disconnect the wired connection to the power strip; and a control module coupled to the one or more outlets, the receiver and the relay switch, the control module including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a configuration file and one or more routines that are executable by the processor, wherein the configuration file includes one or more user preference settings that define conditions for the control module to cause the relay switch to disconnect the wired connection to the power strip based on the received weather alert data and the user preference settings. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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