Abstract: An improved hardware light switch and a system comprising at least one of the light switches and control/monitoring means is disclosed. The improved light switch and system provide a more flexible, convenient and economical means to reduce energy consumption both at the switch and remotely. In a first configuration, the improved light switch comprises an electronic switch, a broadband powerline communication (PLC) transceiver that includes processing ability, a unique MAC address and a TCP/IP stack.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 27, 2010
Date of Patent:
January 10, 2017
Assignee:
YWIRE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventors:
Rod M. Giltaca, Omar Tabba, R. Kyle Smith, Pablo Cassani
Abstract: An improved hardware light switch and a system comprising at least one of the light switches and control/monitoring means is disclosed. The improved light switch and system provide a more flexible, convenient and economical means to reduce energy consumption both at the switch and remotely. In a first configuration, the improved light switch comprises an electronic switch, a broadband powerline communication (PLC) transceiver that includes processing ability, a unique MAC address and a TCP/IP stack.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 27, 2010
Publication date:
August 4, 2011
Applicant:
YWIRE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventors:
Rod M. Giltaca, Omar Tabba, R. Kyle Smith, Pablo Cassani