Patent ID: 7171461

Claim:
A remotely manageable power management output strip comprising in combination: A. a power strip housing; B. a plurality of power inputs disposed in the power strip housing; C. a first plurality of power outputs disposed in the power strip housing, each among the first plurality of power outputs being connectable to one or more electrical loads external to the power strip housing and connected to a first power input among the plurality of power inputs; D. a second plurality of power outputs disposed in the power strip housing, each among the second plurality of power outputs being connectable to one or more electrical loads external to the power strip housing and connected to a second power input among the plurality of power inputs; E. a communications bus disposed in the power strip housing; F. a plurality of power control sections disposed in the power strip housing, each said power control section being in communication with the communications bus and thereby in power controlling communication with one or more corresponding power outputs among the first or second plurality of power outputs; G. a communications system disposed in the power strip housing, being in communication with said communications bus, and having a communications processor system in communication with (i) said communications bus; (ii) said plurality of power control sections through the communications bus; (iii) a communications port connectable to an external communications link external to the power strip housing; H. a display disposed in the power strip housing in communication with the communications bus; and I. a current determining section disposed in the power strip housing in communication with the communications bus, whereby the current determining section may communicate power-related information to said display.