Patent ID: 7138928

Claim:
A remote positive power control apparatus for a plurality of electrical devices with a plurality of toggle power command signals, each electrical device using a corresponding toggle power command signal, the remote positive power control apparatus comprising: a remote control unit including; an input interface; a positive command signal generator to produce a positive power command signal, the positive command signal generator coupled to the input interface; and a positive command signal transmitter, the positive command signal transmitter coupled to the positive command signal generator; and an signal translator including; a positive command signal receiver to receive the positive power command signal; a plurality of power condition sensors, each of the power condition sensors corresponding to one of the plurality of electrical devices to detect a present power condition of the corresponding device, each of the power condition sensors including means for generating a digital signal indicating presence of a current of a power signal providing operational power to the corresponding device; logic means coupled to the positive command signal receiver and the plurality of power condition sensors to compare the positive power command signal and the corresponding present power condition of each electrical device; a toggle command signal generator to produce the plurality of toggle power command signals; and a toggle command signal transmitter to transmit the plurality of toggle power command signals to the plurality of electrical devices, the toggle command signal transmitter coupled to the toggle command signal generator; and analysis means coupled to each of the plurality of power condition sensors and the toggle command signal generator to monitor toggling of the present power condition of each of the plurality of electrical devices, the analysis means being adapted to provide a feedback signal when the present power condition of the corresponding electrical device does not change in response to the toggle power command signal.