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6934862 Appliance retrofit monitoring device with a memory storing an electronic signature  
A device monitors an appliance that receives power from a source. The device includes a first coupler that couples the device to the power source. A second coupler couples the device to the...
6906617 Intelligent appliance home network  
The instantaneous power consumption of an appliance is used to determine the status of the appliance, from which further actions may be taken. This invention is premised on the observation that...
6844807 Home electronics system enabling display of state of controlled devices in various manners  
A home electronics system enabling rapid execution of remote control of controlled devices includes a home server, a cellular phone connected to the home server via a public line network, and...
6559426 Electric heating device for a vehicle  
A device and method is shown for electrically heating a vehicle. The heating device has positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating thermistors connected in groups, and a circuit for selectively...
6297724 Lighting control subsystem for use in system architecture for automated building  
An electrical power control system is adapted for controlling power and lighting in a building. Switch controls have either relays or triacs, controlled by microprocessors, to switch power on...
6188830 Audiovisual effects processing method and apparatus for instantaneous storage-based playback of audio data in synchronization with video data  
The present invention overcomes the serious practical limitations inherent in presently-existing RAM-based audiovisual effects processing systems for essentially instantaneous playback of data. The...
EP0858143A2 Monitoring device for mains-operated houshold devices  
A monitoring unit is for mains-operated domestic appliances, for coupling with electrical connections and has a detector associated with the connections. The detector determines mains parameters...
5710712 Processor system and method for appliances  
A processor system provides electrical power and processing to a plurality of appliances. A data bus receives a control input signal from each of the plurality of appliances and transfers...
5621662 Home automation system  
A home automation system comprises a number of sub-systems for controlling various aspects of a house, such as a security sub-system, an HVAC sub-system, a lighting control sub-system, and an...
5581297 Low power video security monitoring system  
If motion occurs in an area viewed by a lens (14) of a video camera (12), a video security monitoring system (10) establishes a communication link with a video monitoring facility and begins...
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