OUTLET CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a transmitter-detector module comprising a plug, wherein the transmitter-detector module is configured to transmit a control signal in response to power being applied to the transmitter plug; and
a receiver-switch module comprising a receiver plug and a receiver outlet electrically connected to the plug through a power switch, wherein the receiver-switch module is configured to receive the control signal from the transmitter-detector module and provide a signal to the power switch, such that said power switch is turned on to cause the receiver plug to be connected to the receiver outlet when power is being applied to the transmitter plug and is not turned on when the power is not being supplied to the transmitter plug.
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Abstract
An outlet control system includes a transmitter-detector module having a plug and at least one outlet electrically connected to the plug, wherein the transmitter-detector module is configured to transmit a control signal in response to power being applied to the transmitter plug; and a receiver-switch module comprising a receiver plug and a receiver outlet electrically connected to the plug through a power switch, wherein the receiver-switch module is configured to receive the control signal from the transmitter-detector module and provide a signal to the power switch, such that said power switch is turned on to cause the receiver plug to be connected to the receiver outlet when power is being applied to the transmitter plug and is not turned on when the power is not being supplied to the transmitter plug.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a transmitter-detector module comprising a plug, wherein the transmitter-detector module is configured to transmit a control signal in response to power being applied to the transmitter plug; and a receiver-switch module comprising a receiver plug and a receiver outlet electrically connected to the plug through a power switch, wherein the receiver-switch module is configured to receive the control signal from the transmitter-detector module and provide a signal to the power switch, such that said power switch is turned on to cause the receiver plug to be connected to the receiver outlet when power is being applied to the transmitter plug and is not turned on when the power is not being supplied to the transmitter plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a transmitter-detector module comprising a transmitter circuit, a sensor, a microcontroller, and an internal power supply, wherein the microcontroller is configured to receive an input signal from the sensor and provide an output signal to the transmitter circuit to cause the transmitter circuit to transmit a control signal, and a receiver-switch module comprising a receiver plug and a receiver outlet electrically connected to the plug through a power switch, wherein the receiver-switch module is configured to receive the control signal from the transmitter-detector module and provide a signal to the power switch to cause the power switch to change state in response to receiving the control signal, such that said power switch is alternately turned on to cause the receiver plug to be connected to the receiver outlet, and turned off to cause the receiver plug to be disconnected from the receiver outlet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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