RADIO NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM WALL POWER AUTOMATIC TIMER

摘要

A radio navigation satellite system (RNSS) automatic timer for regulating a flow of wall power is adapted to determine time and position information based at least in part on signals received from RNSS satellites, determine an operational state as a function of the time and position information and regulate a flow of power from a wall power source as a function of the operational state. Through judicious integration of an RNSS receiver into an automatic timer, the need for a user to enter time, date, and position information is advantageously reduced or eliminated outright. The need for a backup battery to maintain the clock state in the event of a power failure is also eliminated.