Modular wireless power, light and automation control
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1. A device for controlling an electrical apparatus through a wireless communications link with a personal controller, the personal controller having a processor, a user interface, and a wireless communications transceiver, said device comprising:
- a wireless communications control module operable for wireless communication with the personal controller, said wireless communications control module including an aerial and a radio transceiver, said radio transceiver being configured to communicate with the personal controller using a peer-to-peer communications standard;
an interface connection including at least two power pins and at least one signal pin, said interface connection being configured to physically connect to a receptacle of the electrical apparatus; and
a microcontroller configured to control, through said interface connection, the electrical apparatus based at least in part on instructions communicated from the personal controller through said wireless control module, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in more than one mode, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a first mode using the peer-to-peer communications standard, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a second mode using a non-peer-to-peer communications standard, said device being powered through the electrical apparatus.
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Abstract
A device for controlling a host apparatus through a wireless link with a personal controller. The device includes a wireless communications module for communicating with a personal controller via a peer-to-peer communications standard. The device connects to the host apparatus via a plug and receptacle interface which includes power and signal pins.
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1. A device for controlling an electrical apparatus through a wireless communications link with a personal controller, the personal controller having a processor, a user interface, and a wireless communications transceiver, said device comprising:
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a wireless communications control module operable for wireless communication with the personal controller, said wireless communications control module including an aerial and a radio transceiver, said radio transceiver being configured to communicate with the personal controller using a peer-to-peer communications standard; an interface connection including at least two power pins and at least one signal pin, said interface connection being configured to physically connect to a receptacle of the electrical apparatus; and a microcontroller configured to control, through said interface connection, the electrical apparatus based at least in part on instructions communicated from the personal controller through said wireless control module, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in more than one mode, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a first mode using the peer-to-peer communications standard, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a second mode using a non-peer-to-peer communications standard, said device being powered through the electrical apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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10. A device for controlling an electrical apparatus through a wireless communications link with a personal controller, the personal controller having a processor, a user interface, and a wireless communications transceiver, said device comprising:
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a wireless communications control module operable for wireless communication with the personal controller, said wireless communications control module including an aerial and a radio transceiver, said radio transceiver being configured to communicate with the personal controller using a peer-to-peer communications standard; an interface connection including at least one signal pin, said interface connection being configured to physically connect to a receptacle of the electrical apparatus; and a microcontroller configured to control, through said interface connection, the electrical apparatus on based at least in part on instructions communicated from the personal controller through said wireless control module, said microcontroller being configured to send, through at least one of said signal pins, only an actuation signal without any data to communicate with the electrical apparatus to cause the electrical apparatus to perform a function, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in more than one mode, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a first mode using the peer-to-peer communications standard, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a second mode using a non-peer-to-peer communications standard. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A device for controlling an electrical apparatus through a wireless communications link with a personal controller, the personal controller having a processor, a user interface, and a wireless communications transceiver, said device comprising:
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a wireless communications control module operable for wireless communication with the personal controller, said wireless communications control module including an aerial and a radio transceiver; an interface connection including at least one signal pin, said interface connection being configured to physically connect to a receptacle of the electrical apparatus; an electrical relay and/or solid state relay; and a microcontroller configured to control, through said interface connection, the electrical apparatus on based at least in part on instructions communicated from the personal controller through said wireless control module, said microcontroller controlling said electrical relay and/or solid state relay to send an actuation signal through at least one of said signal pins to the electrical apparatus to cause the electrical apparatus to perform a function, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in more than one mode, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a first mode using a peer-to-peer communications standard, said microcontroller being configured to operate said wireless control module in a second mode using a non-peer-to-peer communications standard. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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