Patent ID: 7755506

Claim:
A control apparatus comprising: an integrated controller having an antenna, an IR receiver, at least one IR output and a current sensing outlet; the antenna configured to send RF control signals to at least a first station, the first station connected to at least a first electrical device; the IR receiver configured to receive IR control signals from a remote; the at least one IR output configured to pass the IR signals received by the IR receiver to at least a second electrical device; the current sensing outlet configured to sense when an attached third electrical device is drawing current; wherein the first electrical device is controlled by RF control signals sent by the antenna to the first station, and the second electrical device is controlled by IR signals sent by the at least one IR output; wherein the integrated controller is programmed to send a RF control signal to the first station upon sensing a change of state of the third electrical device attached to the current sensing outlet; wherein the first station includes a first dimmer means and the first electrical device is a first light; and wherein upon sensing that power to the third electrical device attached to the current sensing outlet has been turned on, the integrated controller is programmed to send a RF control signal to the first station to dim the first light.