SOCKET ASSEMBLY WITH DATA TRAFFIC SENSING

摘要

A power distribution apparatus for use with a suite of master and peripheral devices, comprising a master electrical outlet and at least one slave electrical outlet, both connectable to a common electrical power supply. The apparatus further comprising a monitoring means for monitoring data traffic, e.g. USB bus signals, associated with a master device such as a personal computer, and a controller for interrupting power to the at least one slave electrical outlet in response to the monitoring means detecting a prescribed change in the data traffic of the master device.