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Pluggable mechanism for wireless remote control

  • US 7,023,357 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2003
  • Issued: 04/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pluggable mechanism for wireless remote control, comprising:

  • a control panel for controlling an object, said control panel having a receptacle; and

    a pluggable unit having a plug that is suitable to be plugged into said receptacle of said control panel, and being capable of receiving remote wireless control commands, said pluggable unit cooperates with said control panel to control said controlled object in response to said received wireless control commands when said pluggable unit being plugged into said receptacle of said control panel;

    wherein said pluggable unit comprises,a wireless module for receiving said remote wireless control commands and generating control signals in response to said wireless control commands;

    an electrical control means for controlling said controlled object in response to said control signals generated by said wireless module; and

    an AC-DC converter for converting an alternating current into a direct current and supplying to said wireless module; and

    wherein said plug of said pluggable unit has three pins, said control panel further has a manual switch, two input terminals and two output terminals, and said receptacle of said control panel having three contacts;

    wherein said two input terminals of said control panel are coupled to two lines of a power supply respectively, a first contact and a second contact of said three contacts of said receptacle are coupled to said two input terminals, a third contact of said three contacts is coupled to an output of said manual switch; and

    a first pin and a second pin of said three pins of said pluggable unit are coupled to two inputs of said AC-DC converter respectively, and said electrical control means is connected between said second pin and a third pin of said three pins.

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