Patent ID: 7657763

Claim:
A system for selectively controlling electrical outlets using power profiling comprising: a plurality of electrical outlets, wherein each electrical outlet comprises: a power socket capable of receiving a plug; a switch that when in a first position no power is available at the power socket, and when the switch is in a second position power is available at the power socket; an outlet identification; a controller in electronic communication with the plurality of electrical outlets, wherein the controller comprises: a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; power profiles, wherein each power profile comprises a power threshold indicating the amount of power a device or class of device should not exceed; instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to: receive data from an electrical outlet of the plurality of electrical outlets; identify a device or class of device based on the received data; identify a power profile from the power profiles based on the identified device or class of device; and take action based on the power profile, wherein if the power threshold for the identified device or class of device is exceeded, power is disabled to the outlet providing power to the identified device or class of device.