Patent ID: 9515841
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G08B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A monitoring system comprising: a plurality of sensors each configured to detect a defined event, a power controller connectable via a plug terminal to an electronic device to supply power or stop supply of power to the electronic device; and a master device that, in operation, performs wireless communication with the plurality of sensors and the power controller and is connected to a fixed telephone network to communicate with other fixed telephones, wherein the master device includes a memory device, wherein the master device, in operation, receives operation setting information, via a wireless router, from a smartphone that is communicably connectable to a mobile phone network to communicate with other mobile telephones, wherein the operation setting information defines how the power controller operates in response to a combination of at least two detection signals received from at least two of the sensors having detected at least two defined events, the master device, when receiving the operation setting information, stores the operation setting information in the memory device, the master device, when receiving the at least two detection signals from the at least two of the sensors having detected the at least two defined events and according to the operation setting information, transmits a power supply instruction to the power controller, and the power controller, based on the power supply instruction received from the master device, supplies power to the connected electronic device.