PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15909744
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["307", "115000"]

Abstract:
Devices, systems, and methods for modifying an existing electrical circuit to enable a conventional mechanical switch to integrate with and operate smart devices, while also providing continuous power supply and cooperating with external operation of the smart devices (e.g., via a mobile device application, smart controller, etc.). The smart device thus is operable both via the physical switch and via a home automation system, without loss of power to the smart device computer and transmitter components caused by use of the wall switch. This may be done via a replacement switch or faceplate which effectively bypasses the physical switch to ensure continuous power to the smart device while also inferring and transmitting the toggle state of the switch by measuring an amount of current through the faceplate.

Claim (Index 1):
A smart device comprising:\n an electrical switch faceplate; two or more electrical leads extending from said faceplate; said electrical leads in contact with two or more electrical connection points on a mechanical switch; said smart device providing an electrically contiguous path between said two or more electrical leads; said contiguous path ensuring that the electrical contacts in the mechanical switch which are part of the switching circuit are electrically connected regardless of the mechanical switch position; at least one current sensor disposed on said contiguous path; and a transmitter in electrical communication with said current sensor(s) and configured to receive from said current sensor(s) a measure of an amount of current on said contiguous path; wherein said transmitter receives reading from said current sensor(s) and transmits information about the state of the switching system.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.7375
- Patent Class: 307.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14855031', '15193012', '14576983', '14788726', '14639892']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.801029918227438
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4599913697191562
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7669260633766097
- Mean Citation Score: 154.72552
- Max Citation Score: 162.6494
- Similarity Product: 124.38514041516784

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test