Patent ID: 8594965

Claim:
An intelligent Ac outlet comprising a CPU, a memory, at least one rear optoport, one of read and read/write radio frequency identification (RFID), antenna and a current sensor, forming together a measuring and communication circuits for at least one of communicating coded RFID signal with one of an RFID antenna and a tag affixed to an AC plug of a given load for identifying said load; said rear optoport is communicating via an optical cable selected from a group comprising lightguide, fiber optic cable and a combination thereof with a second optoport of one of a current drain and a power consumption receiver propagating at least one way of bidirectional coded optical signal pertaining to a power consumed by said load as measured by said measuring circuit and at least one of particulars of said AC outlet and the identification of said load; said particulars of said AC outlet are set by one of loading location codes to said memory and manual setting via setting selector included in one of said AC outlet and said one of current drain and power consumption receiver; said RFID tag is affixed onto the front surface of said AC plug about the plug power pins and said one of read and read/write RFID is functioning and communicating said coded RFID signal only when an AC plug affixed with said one of RFID antenna and tag is mated with said AC outlet and a current drain is detected by said measuring circuit.