Patent ID: 7999689

Claim:
Device operation sensing and control apparatus for use in combination with a wireless security panel, said apparatus comprising: an enclosure; a remotely controlled AC power receptacle module mounted within said enclosure, with receptacles accessible through at least one aperture in said enclosure, said AC power receptacle module controllable by signals from the wireless security panel; an AC power plug; conductors extending from said AC power plug and connected within said enclosure to said remotely controlled AC power receptacle module; an AC current sensor having an output which is active when sensed current is above a threshold, said AC current sensor arranged to sense current drawn through said AC power receptacle module; and an alarm system transmitter responsive to said output of said AC current sensor and either connected to transmit a signal to the wireless security panel when said AC current sensor output is active, or connected to transmit a signal to the wireless security panel when said AC current sensor output is not active.