Patent ID: 8781639

Claim:
A digital wireless network receptacle (DWNR) comprising: an upper housing; a plurality of power sockets formed through the upper housing, each power socket having two inner terminals; a lower housing; a multi-layer mechanism mounted between the upper housing and the lower housing and having: a top platform having: at least one reset button mounted centrally on the top platform; and a plurality of lugs respectively formed on and protruding from two ends of the top platform and extending beyond the upper housing and the lower housing; a middle layer having: a plurality of tabs; a plurality of partitions; and a plurality of metal conductors taking a crooked form and received in respective partitions and held by respective tabs, wherein each adjacent pair of the metal conductors form the inner terminals of one of a corresponding power socket; and a bottom plate having: an intelligent control circuit mounted thereon, wherein each metal conductor has a contact end formed through a wall of a corresponding partition and extending downwardly to connect with the intelligent control circuit so that the intelligent control circuit is controlled and initialized by the at least one reset button; a circuit loop connected to the inner terminals of each power socket that is serially connected with a protection resistor and a control switch; and wherein the intelligent control circuit has: a power supply unit converting an AC input power into a DC power to supply an operating power to the intelligent control circuit; a measuring unit connected to the circuit loops respectively connected to the inner terminals of the power sockets to independently measure power consumed through respective power sockets; a microcontroller unit (MCU) connected to the measuring unit and a plurality of control switches to independently control power supplied from the power sockets; and a network unit connected to the MCU and adapted to wirelessly exchange data with an external wireless receiving device based on a standard wireless network communication protocol; whereby the intelligent control circuit having a single MCU is integrated and received in the DWNR so that each power socket is independently monitored and controlled, power consumed through each power socket is obtained and provided through a wireless network, and further provides an automatic power breaking safety protection upon an overload or standby condition of an electrical appliance.