Patent ID: 11892891
Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system to facilitate device control, the system comprising:
a device controller adapted to be disposed within a power connector, the power connector adapted to provide power from a power source to a device;
the device controller comprising:
a first terminal and a second terminal to electrically couple the device controller in series with line conductors of the power connector;
a switching component comprising a first switch and a second switch; and
a power component to power the device controller; and

the device controller configured to:
detect an indication of a trigger event that is based at least in part on environmental data, wherein the environmental data is from one or more sensors and/or from one or more data sources that are remote from the power connector and the device, and wherein the environmental data corresponds to detected environmental phenomena;
select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the indication of the trigger event; and
control one or more functions of the device in conformity with the selected operating mode, wherein the controlling is based at least in part on causing the device controller to adjust the power to the device at least in part by adjusting the switching component of the device controller.