Power apparatus having built-in powerline networking adapter

• US 6,956,464 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2003
• Issued: 10/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AboCom Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AboCom Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Chiang, Chang-Yen, Wang, Cheng-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HUNG T
• Application Number:
  US10/605,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20040228070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• Field of Search: 340/310.07, 340/310.08, 340/310.01, 340/310.02, 340/538, 340/635, 340/333, 340/825.72, 307/38, 307/39, 307/40, 307/139, 307/140, 307/195, 307/116, 307/141, 200/50.28, 200/51.03, 200/51.08, 200/51.R, 361/600
• US Class Current: 375/258
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/08 Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes

Abstract

A power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter is revealed. This invented power adapter includes one electrical plug and one body. The electrical plug is purposed to connect a called powerline networking, for instance, the home powerline. The body includes at least one electrical outlet and one networking adapter. The at least electrical outlet is purposed to connect this electrical plug for power supply. This networking adapter connects this electrical plug to transport the signal and data packets along the powerline. The above power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter is capable of utilizing one cable to connect the electrical plug and the body in order to undergo electrical conductivity and possess the function of power line lengthening and networking physical extension.

Claims

1. A power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter, comprising:

an electrical plug for being connected to a powerline networking; and

a body, comprising;

at least one electrical outlet electrically connected to the electrical plug; and

a networking adapter electrically connected to the electrical plug for performing a transformation between signals of the powerline networking and data packets,

wherein the networking adapter comprises;

a transformer electrically connected to the electrical plug for decreasing voltages of the signals of the powerline networking;

an analog/digital converter for digitizing the voltage-decreased signals;

a powerline networking chipset for performing a transformation between the digitized signals and the data packets; and

at least one networking outlet for being in connection with at least one networking equipment and acting an interface for transferring the data packets.

2. The power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a cable whose two ends respectively connect to the electrical plug and the body for electrical conduction.

3. The power apparats having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the powerline networking is a home powerline networking.

4. The power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the networking outlet is of RJ45 type.

5. The power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, further comprising an AC-to-DC regulator for transforming AC power of the powerline networking into DC power so as to provide power for the powerline networking chipset.

6. The power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a battery for providing DC power to the powerline networking chipset.

7. The power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the networking adapter further comprises a chip of Ethernet Physical Layer.

8. The power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the analog/digital converter is used to analogize output signals of the powerline networking chipset.

9. The power apparatus having a built-in powerline networking adapter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transformer is used to raise voltages of the signals of the analog/digital converter.