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Method and apparatus for a voice-prompted electrical hookup

  • US 9,202,383 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2009
  • Issued: 12/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of connecting a monitoring device to an electrical system comprising:

  • determining from among a plurality of connection configurations, a connection configuration based on a received input, the connection configuration identifying a plurality of connections between the electrical system and a plurality of voltage probes and a plurality of current probes of the monitoring device, wherein the connections are made to a live voltage of the electrical system;

    prompting a user to make one of the plurality of connections between the monitoring device and the electrical system;

    determining that the one of the plurality of connections is incorrectly made; and

    determining, responsive to determining that the one of the plurality of connections is incorrectly made, whether the connection configuration can be acceptably reconfigured, and if the connection configuration cannot be acceptably reconfigured, providing feedback to the user, the feedback being transmitted to a communicatively coupled voice output unit that outputs audio feedback including (i) identification of the incorrectly made connection and (ii) identification of a proper connection to correct the incorrect connection.

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