Abstract: Described is an apparatus to concurrently measure multiple input voltages at a high sampling data rate, such as at least two mega-samples per second. The apparatus may include a plurality of voltage data acquisition components that concurrently sample different input voltages and produce respective voltage data samples. Each of the plurality of voltage data acquisition components may be directly coupled to a field programmable gate array that receives the voltage data samples, packetizes those voltage data samples, and provide the packetized voltage data samples to a system on chip.

Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and apparatus that monitor potential voltage and/or radiated electromagnetic energy at a premises to determine device usage at the premises. The monitored potential voltage and/or radiated electromagnetic energy may be processed to generate voltage signature data and radiated electromagnetic energy signature data, a signature data pair, of an operational device and that signature data pair may be used to identify at least one of a device type, a device, a device element of the device, and/or an operational state of a device.

Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for masking signals from multi-mode remote control devices. A method may include receiving, by a first device, a first key command from the first device or a second device operatively connected to the first device, the first key command indicative of a first infrared (IR) command code received by the first device or the second device. The method may include receiving a non-IR message and determining, based on the message, that the first key command is associated with a second IR command code for controlling a third device. The method may include preventing, based on the determination that the first key command is associated with the second IR command code for controlling the third device, the first key command from causing the first device or the second device to perform an action.

Abstract: In a system that reduces interference between devices that transmit infrared signals, a first device transmits a first infrared signal to a second device during a first time period. The second device determines a command encoded by the first infrared signal. When the first time period has elapsed, the first device ceases transmission during a second time period. The second device transmits the second infrared signal to a third device during the second time period. As a result, transmissions from the second device to a third device are not affected by interference from transmissions by the first device. Selected signals from the first device may be permitted during the second time period, such as signals to cancel previous commands or to queue additional commands.