ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,258, issued on Dec. 2.
"Electrical communication switch, outlet, companion device, and system" was invented by Jonas Joel Hodges (San Clemente, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controller is configured to receive a programming indicating one or more electrical switches/outlets that are responsive to a state change at a first electrical switch. The controller is configured to receive from the first electrical switch, connected to the controller through at least one of a first wired signal line or a first wired power line, information associated with a state change at the first electrical switch. The controller is configured to s...