Patent ID: 8214681

Claim:
A power control system comprising a monitoring device and a plurality of monitored devices including a given monitored device and one or more other monitored devices: wherein said monitoring device has a power configuration generator for preparing power control information based upon device information including necessary power information, being information indicative of a power necessary for operating each said monitored device itself, and power status information indicative of a received power in each said monitored device, causing a power configuration information storage to store said prepared power control information, and further transmitting said prepared power control information to each said monitored device; and wherein each said monitored device has a power controller for controlling the power of its own device based upon said power control information transmitted by said monitoring device, wherein said given monitored device is connected to said other monitored devices via one or more network cables, and said given monitored device directly supplies power to said other monitored devices via said network cables, such that said prepared power control information is transmitted to said other monitored devices through said given monitored device via said network cables.