Patent ID: 7239810

Claim:
A system for controlling a remotely located electrical device comprising: (a) a transmitter suitable to receive a first signal at a first voltage indicating the desired state of said electrical device and in response thereto provide an optical signal; (b) an enclosure including a first device that selectively provides electrical power to said electrical device, wherein said electrical device is exterior to said enclosure, wherein said electrical power is approximately 120 volts or more; (c) a receiver suitable to receive said optical signal and in response thereto selectively provide a second signal at a second voltage to said first device to provide said electrical power to said electrical device, wherein said transmitter and said receiver are maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to one another, wherein said transmitter is supported by said enclosure, wherein said transmitter is not located in said enclosure and (d) wherein said optical signal passes from outside said enclosure to within said enclosure.