Electrical control system
First Claim
1. A control system, comprising:
- one or more master nodes;
a plurality of slave nodes, wherein at least one of the slave nodes is configured as an in-wall mounted plug receptacle;
at least one radio frequency communication interface for sending and receiving radio frequency communication from the master nodes; and
at least one powerline communication interface for operably coupling the master and slave nodes and providing control communication between the master node and the slave nodes through a source of power for the slave nodes;
wherein the master node provides control communication and remotely controls the operation of the slave nodes by communicating through the source of power for the slave nodes.
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Abstract
An electrical control system includes one or more master nodes that are adapted to control and monitor the operation of one or more slave nodes. The master nodes and the slave nodes are operably coupled by one or more communication interfaces, such as radio frequency, Internet Protocol, power line, or other conventional communication interfaces. A hand-held radio frequency controller includes a controller that is operably coupled to an radio frequency transceiver. The controller includes an operating system and application programs, including a device engine, a scenes engine, an events engine, a system engine, and an away engine. The device engine, scenes engine, events engine, system engine and away engine permit a user of the hand-held radio frequency controller to customize the operation of at least some of the aspects of the master and slave nodes.
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7 Claims
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1. A control system, comprising:
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one or more master nodes; a plurality of slave nodes, wherein at least one of the slave nodes is configured as an in-wall mounted plug receptacle; at least one radio frequency communication interface for sending and receiving radio frequency communication from the master nodes; and at least one powerline communication interface for operably coupling the master and slave nodes and providing control communication between the master node and the slave nodes through a source of power for the slave nodes; wherein the master node provides control communication and remotely controls the operation of the slave nodes by communicating through the source of power for the slave nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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