Patent ID: 11860654
Assignee: ROKU, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor of an alternating current (AC) controlling device, causes the AC controlling device to perform operations comprising:
determining whether an electrical terminal of the AC controlling device is connected to a grounded conductor;
generating, in response to determining that the electrical terminal is connected to the grounded conductor, a first control signal configured to permit the AC controlling device to perform a function by a sensing component of the AC controlling device to (i) generate a first electronic signal to control an actuation of an electrical switching device to generate a conductive electrical path between a first electrical terminal and a third electrical terminal in response to the actuation of the electrical switching device, or (ii) generate a second electronic signal to control a deactuation of the electrical switching device to generate a nonconductive electrical path between the first electrical terminal and the third electrical terminal in response to the deactuation of the electrical switching device;
generating, in response to determining that the electrical terminal is not connected to the grounded conductor, a second control signal configured to prevent the AC controlling device from performing the function of the sensing component from generating the first electronic signal to control the actuation of the electrical switching device and the second electrical signal to control the deactuation of the electrical switching device;
generating, by the at least one processor in response to determining that the electrical terminal is not connected to the grounded conductor, a third control signal configured to instruct a media device to perform the function; and
transmitting, by a communications device of the AC controlling device, the third control signal to the media device.