Patent ID: 9563792
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G06K,G08C,H04L,Y02B,Y04S

Claim:
1. A control system for remotely controlling a supply of power to a plurality of electrical appliances, the system comprising: one or more sockets attached to the main power supply, wherein a first electrical appliance of the plurality of electrical appliances is connectable to the main power supply via a first socket of the one or more sockets to which a plug of the first electrical appliance is attached; a transceiver located at one of the first socket and the plug of the first electrical appliance, wherein the transceiver is automatically activated responsive to inserting the plug of the first electrical appliance in the first socket, wherein the transceiver is communicatively connected to the control system; a tag provided at a second one of the first socket and the plug of the first electrical appliance, wherein the tag is in close proximity to the transceiver and is capable of receiving communication from the transceiver, wherein the tag includes an inductor that is coupled to a first relay switch in one of the first socket and the plug of the first electrical appliance, wherein the first relay switch, when closed, connects the first electrical appliance and the main power supply in series, and wherein the inductor holds the first relay switch closed while the tag is being stimulated by the transceiver; and a controller that is communicatively connected to the transceiver and which: