Remote controlled extension cord with embedded housing for a remote control

摘要

A remote controlled extension cord. The extension cord has a wire attached to a plug with an integrated base. The base serves to cradle a remote control, which is used to turn power on/off to the extensions on the cord. The extension cord has a number of advanced operations, for example a sequential flash operation which cycles power between all of the individual sockets in the extension cord in sequence, and then repeats the sequence. This can all be controlled by the remote control.

主权项

1. An extension cord apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of sockets; a learn button; and a processing unit configured to: a) upon a press of the learn button, detect an identifying signal, b) identify, using the identifying signal, a set of remote signals, c) respond to the set of remote signals by performing a respective function out of a set of functions, each respective function out of the set of functions being associated with a respective remote signal out of the set of remote signals, each of the remote signals in the set of remote signals associated with a respective button on a remote control.