Patent ID: 7472203

Claim:
A command system for a plurality of network devices which are adapted to be one or both of communicatively and operably connected to the command system via a network, the command system comprising: a network administrator provided on a network, said network administrator issuing a command signal over the network; a plurality of device interfaces provided between the network and each of a plurality of network devices, each of the plurality of device interfaces providing for one or both of communicatively and operably connecting a respective at least one of the plurality of network devices to the network, each of said plurality of device interfaces having: at least one input line adapted to be one or both of communicatively and operably connected to the network and to receive the command signal over the network; a transceiver operatively associated with said input line, said transceiver detecting the command signal on said input line; and at least one switching element provided between said transceiver and the network device, said at least one switching element establishing a link to the respective network device operably or communicatively connected thereto, or both, when the command signal is detected by said transceiver; said plurality of device interfaces delivering an action triggering signal to the plurality of network devices in response to the command signal.