Method and system for a power device with automatic equipment disconnect

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9529401-B2
Application number	US-201313948905-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	Oct 24, 2012
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A power device may automatically disconnect a wired connection in response to received weather alert data based on a configuration file including one or more user preference settings. The power device may include an input to receive power from an external power source, and an output to provide the wired connection to an electronic device by providing the power received from the input to the electronic device. The power device may also include a receiver to receive the weather alert data. The power device may process the received weather alert data and disconnect the wired connection based on the one or more user preference settings. A timer function may define a time period that the power device monitors its receiver for weather alert data and automatically disconnects and reconnects the wired connection.

First claim

I claim:

1. A power device for automatically disconnecting a wired connection, the power device comprising:
an input configured to receive AC power from an external power source;
an output configured to provide a wired connection to an electronic device by providing the AC power received from the input to the electronic device via a live wire and a neutral wire that electrically connect the input to the output;
a receiver configured to receive weather alert data, wherein the w…

Assignees

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co

Inventors

• Jordan Ii Jackie O

Classifications

• G08B27/006

  Physics · mapped topic

• Y10T307/766

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G08B27/008

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F11/3058

  Physics · mapped topic

• G05F5/00

  Physics · mapped topic