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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Mobile Tech, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Steven R. Payne, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Kenneth A. Boehlke, Portland, OR (US);
Kimberly Porter Miyake, Portland, OR (US);
Wade Carter Wheeler, Portland, OR (US);
MOBILE TECH, INC., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to security systems and, more particularly, to a power and/or alarming security system for electrical appliances. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a socket and a circuit. The socket can be configured for detachable electrical connection with an electrical appliance. The circuit can be configured to (1) provide power to a connected electrical appliance through the socket, and (2) calibrate an alarm limit for a security function for the socket based on a plurality of electrical characteristics of the connected electrical appliance that are measured via the socket, wherein the electrical characteristics comprise an admittance characteristic and a current draw characteristic of the connected electrical appliance. Furthermore, the circuit can calibrate the alarm limit for the socket according to a plurality of calibration phases.