Patent ID: 9343861
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H01R,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A communication module adaptor adapted for mating with a device connector of a smart electronic device, the communication module adaptor comprising: an adaptor housing; an adaptor circuit board housed within the adaptor housing, the adaptor circuit board having an adaptor circuit; a communication module housed within the adaptor housing, the communication module being electrically coupled to the adaptor circuit, the communication module having a mating interface differing from a mating interface of the device connector such that the communication module is unable to directly connect to the device connector, the communication module having a controller configured to receive data from a smart electrical grid system and control operation of the smart electronic device based on the received data from the smart electrical grid system; and an adaptor connector within the adaptor housing, the adaptor connector being electrically coupled to the adaptor circuit, the adaptor connector having a mating interface complementary to the mating interface of the device connector, the adaptor connector being configured to be mated with the device connector to electrically connect the communication module adaptor to the smart electronic device; wherein the adaptor circuit electrically connects the adaptor connector and the communication module, and wherein control signals based on the received data from the smart electrical grid system are transmitted from the controller of the communication module to the device connector of the smart electronic device via the adaptor connector to control operation of the smart electronic device based on the received data from the smart electronic grid system.