Patent ID: 7498952

Claim:
A system for remotely controlling at least two electrical devices, the system comprising: a master control unit operable to transmit signals containing control information for controlling the status of the electrical devices; and at least two control devices operable to receive the signals from the master control unit, each of the control devices respectively electrically connected to at least one of the electrical devices and responsive to the control information to control the at least one of the electrical devices; wherein the control information includes a unique identifier of at least one of the control devices, the unique identifier not being user selectable; wherein the master control unit and the control devices are pre-configured such that the master control unit is operable to transmit the signals to the control devices, and the control devices are operable to receive the signals from the master control unit and control the status of the at least one electrically connected electrical device in response to the control information containing the unique identifier of the respective control device, immediately upon installing and providing power to the system in a building structure.