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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2000
Wolfgang Daum, Erie, PA (US);
John S. Holmes, Sellersburg, IN (US);
William H. Bicknell, Louisville, KY (US);
Scott A. Horning, Overland Park, KS (US);
Tanveer Iqbal, Louisville, KY (US);
Scott C. Evans, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Wolfgang Daum, Erie, PA (US);
John S. Holmes, Sellersburg, IN (US);
William H. Bicknell, Louisville, KY (US);
Scott A. Horning, Overland Park, KS (US);
Tanveer Iqbal, Louisville, KY (US);
Scott C. Evans, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for communicating between an appliance and a power line carrier communication system includes at least one power line carrier connection, at least one appliance connection, and processing circuitry for translating between an appliance communication protocol and a power line carrier communication protocol. The method and apparatus allow bidirectional communication between power line carrier and apparatus.