公开(公告)号：GB2508380A

公开(公告)日：2014-06-04

申请号：GB201221515

申请日：2012-11-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DEADMAN MATTHEW ,  O'NEILL ANTONY ,  ALLEN JAMES ,  MARLAND SAM

IPC: H02J13/00 ,  H01R13/66

Abstract: A system 200 for remote control of electrical appliances includes a socket 201 for attachment to a mains power supply and for receiving a plug 211 for attachment to an appliance. Either the socket 201 or the plug 211 includes a transceiver 202 powered by the mains supply. The other of the plug 211 or the socket 201 includes a tag 212 stimulated by the transceiver 202 when in close proximity to the transceiver 202. When stimulated the 212 tag allows current to flow to the appliance by inducing a current in a coil 213 to close a relay switch 214. The tag 212 has a unique identifier which is interrogated by the transceiver 202. The system 200 also includes a control 240 system for receiving a unique identifier of the tag 212 and for controlling the power to the transceiver 202 via switch 204 in order to control the activation or deactivation of the plug 211 at the socket 201.