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US20070237337 Modular speaker system  
A flexible speaker system utilizes the AC mains connection as a transmission medium to distribute an audio signal throughout any building or set of buildings having power associated with the AC...
US20060017324 Communications network using installed electrical power lines  
The present invention relates to a system for networking electrical devices to provide interactive communication therebetween utilizing the existing power distribution network installed in a...
US20100039240 Method for Wiring Devices in a Structure Using a Wireless Network  
The present invention provides a method for controlling lighting fixtures over a wireless network that includes connecting a junction box to a power source, connecting a lighting fixture to the...
US20100052873 POWER SUPPLY EMPLOYING PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION AND DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME  
A power supply for supplying electric power comprises a power circuit which supplies L channels of electric power (L: positive integer), a control circuit board which outputs multiple types of...
US20070063815 External barrier operator device  
A receiver is adapted to receive one or more wireless signals, while also being able to provide a barrier actuation signal to a barrier operator over a signaling line. The barrier operator may then...
US20090295551 ELECTRIC POWER AND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM  
An electric power generation and distribution system includes a power distribution panel, a plurality of power distribution nodes in communication with the power distribution panel, and a plurality...
US20100052872 POWER METADATA TRANSFER OVER POWER LINES  
The transfer and usage of a modulated carrier signal within a power signal on a power line communication system is described. The modulated signal comprises metadata which is transmitted at a...
US20100013608 Pluggable Radio Navigation Satellite System Street Light Controller  
An RNSS based street light controller pluggable into a standard electrical interface of a street light for drawing power and controlling a lamp of the street light eliminates the need for...
US20060290465 Remot control system for home appliance and method the same  
A remote control system for home appliance includes: at least one home appliance installed at a place remote from a user's life space; a monitoring device connected to the home appliance wirelessly...
US20100013609 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GROUP OF WIRELESSLY CONTROLLED APPLIANCES  
A method for controlling a group of wirelessly controlled appliances comprising at least one appliance in a home automation network comprising a master controller, characterized in that it...
US20070198748 POWER LINE COMMUNICATION HUB SYSTEM AND METHOD  
A power line communication (PLC) hub incorporates multiple network communication media and services for devices. Implementations can be plugged into an electrical outlet to furnish a single point...
US20070296557 METHODS OF PERFORMING A NUMERICAL ANALYSIS ON A POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK  
A method of performing a numerical analysis on a power distribution network includes obtaining N planes respectively modeling N planes and (N−1) inter-planes respectively modeling electrical i...
US20070274532 Audio Reproduction Device, Audio System and Audio Delivery Device  
An audio reproduction device comprising a PLC unit for receiving communications signals of power line communications transmitted through a power line and outputting digital audio data included in...
US20100019889 DEVICE THAT ENABLES PLC BASED SMART DIMMERS TO FUNCTION WITH NO NEW WIRES  
A device that enables “smart” dimmers comprising electronic circuits beyond those found in traditional rotary dimmers to be installed in existing houses with no need for any new electrical wir...
US20060092000 Powered device classification in a wired data telecommunications network  
In a wired data telecommunication network power sourcing equipment (PSE) coupled to a powered device (PD) carries out an inline power discovery process to verify that the PD is adapted to receive...
US20070271398 Configuring network settings for a power line networking device  
A system, apparatus, method, and computer-readable media are provided for configuring a power line networking device. According to one method, wireless network settings are converted into...
US20100156666 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND REDUCING STANDBY POWER  
A power saving system and method for the home appliances and home network devices is provided. The system provides an energy consumption monitoring and standby power saving system that is connected...
US20100007473 INTELLIGENT POWER-ENABLED COMMUNICATIONS PORT  
A port that supplies power in accordance with a standard is equipped with a variable power supply and a power line communications module. Power line signals on the power conductors are used to...
US20060152344 Powerline Communication Network Handoff  
This patent relates to the handoff of an untethered device (493) connected to a tethered device (495) communicating on a power line communication (PLC) network (499) to another device communicating...
US20070223723 Combination low voltage speaker / light fixture  
A combination low voltage light and sound producing fixture is disclosed for installation in a yard wall or ceiling or on a wall or ceiling. Outdoor lighting and sound is produced with low voltage...
US20050089029 Method for operating a transmission system and transmission system in an energy supply network  
At least one centralized transmission facility is connected via the power supply lines of the power supply network to the decentralized transmission facilities with a decentralized repeater...
US20050073429 Remote controlled power switch  
The present invention discloses a system for remotely controlling a light. In the preferred embodiment, a standard remote control is used to turn a light level to a performance setting. The system...
US20100039241 POWER LINE COMMUNICATION DEVICE  
A terminal best in the reception state for a signal from a controller of a neighboring network is determined as the controller of the own network, to ensure sharing of inter-network control. When...
US20100052874 Open-loop monitoring system  
In an open-loop monitoring system, a host device is operable to output encoded signals at a coupling end to a single transmission line. Each of monitoring devices includes: a control unit...
US20050267605 Home entertainment, security, surveillance, and automation control system  
A system and method of home entertainment, security, surveillance, and automation control includes a plurality of remote devices, a display device, and various user input devices capable of...
US20080211663 POWER LINE AUDIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM  
A communication system associated with premises power distribution lines can be used to transmit audio data via the distribution lines. First and second transceivers can communicate...
US20070273205 Communication system for use in data communications between power generator and external unit  
In a communication system, a first modulator converts first data created one of a power-generator and an external unit into a first modulated signal, and transmits the first modulated signal to the...
US20090154594 POWER LINE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH DC POWER OUTPUT AND NETWORK SIGNAL TRANSMISSION ABILITIES  
A power line communication device having DC power output and network signal transmission abilities has a casing, a power cable connector, a network signal converting circuit and a first connecting...
US20090303021 Networked Power and Communication Receptacle Devices  
A network of power and communication receptacle devices. Each power and communication receptacle device comprises at least one power receptacle, at least one communication receptacle, and a power...
US20090072954 COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND DEVICE  
The present invention relates to communications devices and methods, particularly in the field of power line networks. The invention has a number of aspects, which in one form, relate to a...
US20060163945 Portable power and signal distribution system for a controllable system including multiple devices  
A power supply assembly which can drive a number of different devices at different voltages. A rack holds a number of breaker modules, and each breaker module can connect to one or many breakout...
US20090321079 POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM  
A hydrocarbon production installation comprising a surface station and an underwater hydrocarbon extraction facility, the surface station and extraction facility being electrically linked via an...
US20060227004 Apparatus and method for networked remote control  
Apparatus is disclosed for enabling remote control of an appliance by use of a network. The apparatus comprises a wireless receiver and transmitter for receiving a remote control command signal...
US20070138867 Apparatus for adjusting phase between the different phases in power line communication system  
Provided is an apparatus for adjusting the phase difference between different phases in a power line communication (PLC) system. The apparatus includes a power signal blocking unit blocking a power...
US20100283391 PLC based smart dimmers that function with no new wires  
A device that enables “smart” dimmers comprising electronic circuits beyond those found in traditional dimmers to be installed in existing houses with no need for any new electrical wires. In par...
US20070135155 Power Control Subsystem with a Plurality of Current Limit Values  
A power control subsystem for controlling the supply of power transmitted to at least one node over communication cabling, the power control subsystem comprising: a plurality of references; a...
US20080067997 Power feeding system, electrical apparatus, power feeding apparatus, and computer readable storage medium  
A power feeding system includes a power feeding apparatus and a power line communication unit. The power feeding apparatus feeds power from a power line to an external apparatus. The power line...
US20090322487 DETERMINING ENDPOINT CONNECTIVITY OF CABLING INTERCONNECTS  
In a communication network or system, cables that interconnect systems or subsystems are provided with RFID tags embedded or affixed at least at one endpoint of each cable. An installed or portable...
US20060170517 Signal transfer system, signal output circuit board, signal receiving circuit board, signal output method, and signal receiving method  
There is provided a signal transfer system that has a driver for outputting a signal, a transmission line for transmitting the signal, an insertion-type attenuator, inserted into the transmission...
US20050110650 Systems and methods for broadcasting information over an AC power network  
A receiving device and business methods to affect the private transmission of remote control messages and the synchronization of date and time to electrical appliances connected to the AC power grid.
US20080056507 Intelligent Audio Speakers  
An intelligent audio speaker that uses a power line communication element to provide audio distribution within homes, businesses, apartment complexes, and other buildings. Multiple intelligent...
US20060082220 Inline power-based common mode communications in a wired data telecommunications network  
Communications over a wired data telecommunications network between and among power sourcing equipment (PSE), powered devices (PDs), and the like, take place over the wired medium by modulating an...
US20060145833 Network cable for transmitting data and power to networked devices  
The present technique relates to the distribution of power and data signals throughout a networked system. For example, three-phase power may be conducted to a device over a set of conductors. One...
US20060214777 Medical device and method for remote maintenance of a medical device  
The invention relates to a medical device and to a method for remote maintenance of a medical device. To allow an especially simple, secure and reliable transfer of data, it is proposed that a data...
US20060175988 Method and system for collective control of lights  
A method for collective control of lights comprises connecting a positive output and a negative output of a main control device (1) by a wire to form a closed output circuit (4); independently...
US20060108871 Simulating voltages and currents of high or medium voltage power networks or switchyards  
The present invention is concerned with a simulation of voltages and currents of high or medium voltage switchyards and substations. It provides consistent and actual voltages and currents at the...
US20080218319 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING UTILITY CONTROL DEVICES  
Utility control devices can, without the necessity for a common controller, be linked together to perform operations, control and/or messaging in unison. In one embodiment, all of the devices that...
US20070257780 Inline power allocation for power over Ethernet applications  
A method and system for requesting inline power at a powered device coupled to power sourcing equipment in a communications network are disclosed. The method includes drawing power corresponding to...
US20070109092 Security system and method for protecting electronic devices  
A method of restricting operation of at least one electrical device connectable to a site electrical power supply system and an electrical device and transmitting device for operating in accordance...
US20100283587 DEVICE FOR TESTING OF A POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS AUDIO SYSTEM  
A system and devices for testing and qualifying the quality, capacity and integrity of a new or existing mains power wiring system to transmit powerline communications (PLC) audio and control...
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