AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A POWER STATUS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL SCHEMES BASED THEREON
First Claim
1. A socket device, comprising:
- a first receptacle configured to receive a first prong of an electrical plug and couple the first prong to a first conductive element of the socket device;
a second receptacle configured to receive a second prong of the electrical plug and couple the second prong to a second conductive element of the socket device;
a sensing component configured to determine an amount of current provided via at least one of the first conductive element and the second conductive element; and
a transmit component configured to transmit an indication of the amount of current to a control device.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein automatically detect a power state of an electronic device and perform a control scheme based thereon. For example, a control device determines that an electronic device is to be in a desired power state. A socket device coupled to the electronic device determines an amount of current or power being provided to the electronic device and transmits an indication of the amount of current or power or a determined power state to the control device. Based on the indication, the control device determines the current power state of the electronic device. If the control device determines that the current power state is not the desired power state, the control device transmits a signal to the electronic device, which causes it to transition to the desired power state.
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20 Claims
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1. A socket device, comprising:
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a first receptacle configured to receive a first prong of an electrical plug and couple the first prong to a first conductive element of the socket device; a second receptacle configured to receive a second prong of the electrical plug and couple the second prong to a second conductive element of the socket device; a sensing component configured to determine an amount of current provided via at least one of the first conductive element and the second conductive element; and a transmit component configured to transmit an indication of the amount of current to a control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a socket device configured to determine an amount of current being provided to a first electronic device attached thereto and transmit an indication of the amount of current; and a control device configured to; receive the indication of the amount of current from the socket device; determine that the first electronic device is to be in a first power state; determine whether the first electronic device is in one of the first power state or a second power state based on the indication; and in response to a determination that the first electronic device is in the second power state, transmit a signal to the first electronic device that causes the first electronic device to transition to the first power state. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling a first electronic device, comprising:
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receiving an indication of an amount of current being provided to the first electronic device from a socket device attached to the first electronic device; determining that the first electronic device is to be in a first power state; determining whether the first electronic device is in one of the first power state or a second power state based on the indication; and in response to determining that the first electronic device is in the second power state, transmitting a control signal to the first electronic device that causes the first electronic device to transition to the first power state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A socket device, comprising:
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a sensing component configured to determine an amount of power being provided to the socket device from an electronic device attached to the socket device; a processing component configured to determine a power state of the electronic device based on the determined amount of power; and a transmit component configured to provide an indication indicating the determined power state to a control device.
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