Google Inc.

Daran Wang

Nicholas Ainsley Sims

Nevin McConnell

Systems and methods detecting cable connectivity in a smart home environment are provided, including controlling, at a controller, an output of a notification when a condition is determined based on at least one signal received by the controller, converting, at a power converter coupled to a power source, power received by the power source for the controller, coupling, at a cable having at least one connector that includes a plurality of pins, the power converter and the controller together, and providing the converted power via a power pin and the at least one signal via an identification pin to the controller, and outputting, at the controller, the notification based on a determination that there is a power outage with the power supply or that the power converter is disconnected from the power source based on a detected output level of the at least one signal.

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Daran Wang