Patent ID: 6292233
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H02J,H02M,H04N,Y02B

Abstract:
A device controller for controlling access to a device having a power input for receiving power and a data input for receiving control data, comprising:an input device structured to provide control data based on control instructions received from a user:a triac coupled between a power source and the device power input, the triac having a control terminal;a data coupler coupled to the device data input and structured to convert electrical data into non-electrical data and back to the electrical data for delivery to the device data input; anda controller coupled to the input device and data coupler and coupled to the control terminal of the triac without an intervening coupling device that converts electrical signals into non-electrical signals and back to the electrical signals, the controller being structured to cause the data coupler to provide the control data to the device data input, decode the control data, and if the control data indicates that the user desires to turn on the device when in standby mode, then causes the switch to deliver power from the power source to the device power input.