Patent ID: 9118218
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G05B,H02J,H04L,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A power management apparatus comprising: a display to display a message that invites the user to input an identification (ID) number of a smart socket and information of an electric device to be coupled to the smart socket in a registration mode of the smart socket; an input unit to receive the ID number of the smart socket and the information of the electric device to be coupled to the smart socket from the user; and a controller to pair the ID number of the smart socket with the electric device information, wherein the controller, if the ID number of the smart socket is paired with the electric device information, generates a Personal Area Network identification number (PAN ID) of the smart socket representing the pairing of the smart socket with the electric device, and further includes a communication unit to transmit the generated PAN ID to the smart socket, and the controller confirms a communication state with the smart socket, and if communication with the smart socket is severed, the controller searches for a PAN ID corresponding to the disconnected smart socket, and re-communicates with the smart socket having the searched PAN ID.