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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Carrel W. Ewing, Reno, NV (US);
Brian P. Auclair, Reno, NV (US);
Andrew J. Cleveland, Reno, NV (US);
James P. Maskaly, Sparks, NV (US);
Dennis W. Mcglumphy, Sun Valley, NV (US);
Mark J. Bigler, Eugene, OR (US);
Carrel W. Ewing, Reno, NV (US);
Brian P. Auclair, Reno, NV (US);
Andrew J. Cleveland, Reno, NV (US);
James P. Maskaly, Sparks, NV (US);
Dennis W. McGlumphy, Sun Valley, NV (US);
Mark J. Bigler, Eugene, OR (US);
Server Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A vertical-mount network remote power management outlet strip embodiment of the present invention comprises a long, thin outlet strip body with several independently controllable power outlet sockets distributed along its length. A power input cord is provided at one end, and this supplies AC-operating power to relays associated with each of the power outlet sockets. The relays are each addressably controlled by a microprocessor connected to an internal I2C-bus serial communications channel. The power-on status of each relay output to the power outlet sockets is sensed and communicated back on the internal I2C-bus. A device-networking communications processor with an embedded operating system translates messages, status, and controls between the internal I2C-bus and an Ethernet port, and other external networks.