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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
ChunHui Y. Higgins, Raleigh, NC (US);
William P. Higgins, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2013.01); Y10T 307/826 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method, system or computer usable program product for controlling power emission from a socket to a plug including providing a first unit connected to the socket with full power emission disabled and a second unit connected to the plug, each unit with a signal generation capability, establishing a handshake protocol between the first and second units, and responsive to a successful handshake protocol between the first and second units, the first unit enabling full power emission from the socket to the plug.