Outlet expansion appartus containing a delegate authentication unit to perform authentication of an electronic appliance with a power management apparatus
US8683236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an outlet expansion apparatus including a first connection outlet to which an electronic appliance is to be connected, a second connection outlet that is for connecting to a power supply outlet that is to be a supply source of power, and a delegate authentication unit that carries out, in a case the electronic appliance not having a function of carrying out authentication with a power management apparatus managing an amount of power to be supplied to the electronic appliance is connected to the first connection outlet and the power supply outlet is connected to the second connection outlet, authentication to be carried out on the power management apparatus by the electronic appliance connected to the first connection outlet on behalf of the electronic appliance.
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