ENERGY SAVING AND/OR SAFETY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A power control device comprising:
- a communication system for communicating with at least one remote agent and/or remote user input device;
whereinthe power control device is configured to control power supplied to or from one or more power outlets responsive to the remote agent and/or remote user input device.
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Abstract
A power control device comprising a communication system for communicating with at least one remote agent and/or remote user input device; wherein the power control device is configured to control power supplied to or from one or more power outlets responsive to the remote agent and/or remote user input device. In certain examples, the at least one remote agent monitors and/or runs on one or more monitored devices and the remote agent is configured to monitor usage of the one or more monitored devices and signal the power control device when the monitored device has not been used and/or not received user input for a threshold period. Preferably, the power control device comprises a plurality of operational groups, each operational group comprising at least one of the one or more power outlets and each operational group of power outlets is controlled by the power control device differently and/or according to a different power control scheme to the other operational groups.
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47 Claims
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1. A power control device comprising:
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a communication system for communicating with at least one remote agent and/or remote user input device;
whereinthe power control device is configured to control power supplied to or from one or more power outlets responsive to the remote agent and/or remote user input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 25, 29, 45, 46)
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15-16. -16. (canceled)
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19-24. -24. (canceled)
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26. (canceled)
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27. The power control device according to claim wherein the power control device comprises surge protection and/or comprises or is connected or connectable/disconnectable to an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) battery pack.
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36. A method of controlling power to one or more controlled and/or monitored devices, the method comprising receiving a signal from at least one remote agent and/or a remote user input device and controlling the power supplied to one or more of the controlled and/or monitored devices according to a signal received from the remote agent and/or the remote user input device.
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- 42. A power control device, the power control device comprising a communication system for communicating with at least one remote agent and/or remote user input device, wherein the power control device and/or remote agent is configured to place a monitored device into at least one reduced power mode responsive to a period since a last user action or input to the monitored device and/or responsive to operation of the remote user input device.
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43. (canceled)
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47. (canceled)
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