JP2024081114A - Wearable and undisturbed hearing-aid - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method and an apparatus for propagating optical control light and combi signals via a cascaded connection of a support device for electrically powered wiring devices and low voltage loTs and Ai devices, combined into homes and high rise units for operating, controlling, and reporting home automation via optical, electrical, and wireless communication with no signal collision, by providing traffic control for signals propagation.SOLUTION: Cascaded devices linked via plastic optical fiber or other optical cable are aided by a series of testers during installation and beyond, and electrical and low voltage devices are installed by a plug-in action into the cascaded devices and removed by a pull hand tool.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

1.Technical Field
The present invention relates to n cascaded Intelligent Support Boxes (ISBs) supporting devices plugged into a given ISB linked to home automation via Plastic Optical Fiber (POF), also called (Controller) or (PC), and operated by (Cut Light Push Key: Light Cut Push Key) - (Light Control).
Linking 1 to n cascaded light control devices within each of the cascaded ISBs and configuring each light control device to identify each individual light control key as a set to accommodate a given command via light control touch, which is a device for assisting hearing impaired and other disabled persons with a given home automation device or a given wearable device.

Each of the cascaded plug-in devices is self-addressed from 1 - n with input or release action/state and all details of each and every device are individually configured by the (PC) responsible for all touch surfaces associated with a given touch surface and/or all ISBs from first to last in each cascade. The first connection section is linked via an exit access and cascaded to the first cascaded ISB position and connected to the ISB of the cascaded position by the last POF linked via the first ISB.

Many elderly residents living in automated homes need "better" hearing aid systems, i.e. self-controlled wearable devices, so-called "Wearable device of things", for their current or future life. Residents need lights and curtains operated by wearable touch keys. The invention further relates to generating one of the single and cascaded interrupts of the light-controlled touch key actuator. Contacts are required for the operation of hybrid and/or combination switches.

A heretofore unknown light-controlled actuator may be operated alone or within any combination switch, as disclosed in US Patent No. 10,586,671, a hybrid switch.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a nonprovisional counterpart of and claims priority to U.S. Application Serial No. 63/320,673, filed March 16, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

This application is a nonprovisional counterpart of and claims priority to U.S. Application Serial No. 63/430,322, filed December 5, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Application Serial No. 18/092,240, filed December 31, 2022, and is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

U.S. Application Serial No. 18/092,240 is a nonprovisional counterpart of and claims priority to U.S. Application Serial No. 63/320,673, filed March 16, 2022, and is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

U.S. Application Serial No. 18/092,240 is a nonprovisional counterpart of and claims priority to U.S. Application Serial No. 63/430,322, filed December 5, 2022, and is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

U.S. Serial No. 18/097,482 is a nonprovisional counterpart of and claims priority to U.S. Application Serial No. 63/320,673, filed March 16, 2022, and is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

U.S. Serial No. 18/097,482 is a nonprovisional counterpart of and claims priority to U.S. Serial No. 63/430,322, filed December 5, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

2. Description of the Prior Art Switches and relays are very well known for turning on and off water boilers, air conditioners, heaters, lighting and other electrical equipment and appliances in residential homes, offices, public buildings, businesses, restaurants and factories.

The well-known relays and switching devices for home automation are generally installed in main or sub electrical cabinets in a given premises. The installed switches and/or relays are operated by control signals propagated over bus lines, RF or AC power lines.

The cost of upgrading known automation devices and relays, including their installation, is very high, since the electrical wiring must be changed from the standard commonly applied wiring and systems where power is supplied via (switches) commonly installed in electrical wall boxes.

This is in clear contrast to direct electrical supply from a main or sub electrical cabinet via a relay. The standard switches commonly used to control relays in electrical cabinets are replaced by control switches, electrical signals, RF signals, AC power line signals, and in some instances IR signals in the open air within line of sight, to reach and operate the control circuitry of the relays in the electrical cabinets.

Such fundamental changes to the structured electrical system are too complex and costly, and the complexity is the cause of serious and recurring malfunctions of installed electrical automation systems. Furthermore, known home automation devices do not report the power consumed by individual appliances, do not provide usable data to report statistics to homeowners, and fall short of a "smart grid."

U.S. Patent No. 7,649,727 introduced a new concept that allows a single-pole, double-throw relay connected to a commonly used SPDT or double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) switch to switch appliances or lights remotely or manually through a commonly installed switch and through a home automation controller. SPDT and DPDT switches are also known as 2-way and 4-way switches, respectively.

The referenced US patents disclose in further detail the reporting of power consumed by electrical devices via relays, or via AC outlets and plugs, or via current drain adapters. The current drain or power consumption reports are communicated via optical signals from plastic fiber optic cables known as POF or light guides, via IR or RF outdoors, and via electrical signals over bus lines or other networks either directly or via a command converter.

The following U.S. patents disclose add-ons or combinations of individual SPDT or DPDT switches and/or power sockets and/or current sensing adapters that contribute substantially to advanced home and other building automation:

However, there is a need for a single automation device consisting of a switch and relay combination that includes sensing, calculating, and reporting power consumption circuitry, and that is structured within the size and shape of current commonly used AC switches, is less expensive than current automation devices, and provides greater ease and simplicity of installation.

Well-known decorative plates, panels, frames, and key covers are molded from plastic materials in different colors, shapes and sizes, or with glass keys and frames as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 9,608,418. Support frames for various AC wiring devices are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 9,219,358.

Furthermore, U.S. Patent Nos. 7,453,686, 7,461,012, 7,639,907, 7,649,727, 7,864,500, 7,973,647, 8,041,221, 8,117,076, 8,148,921, 8,170,722, 8,175,463, 8,269,376, 8,331,794, 8,331,795, 8,340,5 27, No. 8,344,668, No. 8,384,249, No. 8,441,824, No. 8,442,792, No. 8,453,332, No. 8,594,965, No. 8,596,174, No. 8,639,465, No. 8,742,892, No. 8,930,158, No. 9,018,803, No. 9,036,320, No. 9,219,358, No. 9,257,251, No. 9,281,147, No. 9 ,541,911, 9,608,418, 9,648,921, 9,684,922, 9,684,923, 10,225,005, 10,313,141, 10,586,671, 10,686,535, 10,797,476, 10,840,686, 10,840,687, 11,031,760, 11,239,641 disclose home automation control, connection, intelligent outlets, hybrid switches, switches, relays and asexchanges, control of electrical appliances via add-on devices such as SPDT and DPDT relays, current drain sensors, RFID tags for identifying loads and controlling electrical appliances via hybrid switches, mechanical or magnetic latching hybrid switches.

None of the disclosed prior devices disclose the elements, structure, or operation of the present application.

3. " Summary of the Invention "
This application, in many aspects, refers to two unrelated items and/or inventions, the first being home automation and the other being hearing aids. The invention relates to at least one of straight and curved, optically controlled light(s) and signal(s) in one of the visible spectral range of 380 to 800 nanometers (nm) and the non-visible range above 800 nm.
Here, the concepts of bend and straight are derived from at least one of optical fiber, Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) cable, and other transparent elements for propagating at least one of optical control light and optical signals, which are selected from the group consisting of receiving, transmitting, linking, delinking, controlling, propagating, operating, commanding, manipulating, and reporting data that is intentionally manipulated by at least one associated device, such as equivalent to reporting a change in the state or color of a light, including switching a light bulb on and off and/or power consumed through a measured and programmed power outlet.

The above light controls operate with very short "break times" by the CPU and/or home controller and generate "never before seen" floating responses based on the CPU and/or home controller (PC) responding to its actions or via a wearable device to assist hearing aid devices and address other health concerns.

None of the known prior art suggests having the ability to link and disconnect (connect and disconnect) light bulbs or switch light bulbs by interrupting the transmitted light control light and/or light signal.
The present invention is the "first ever" introduction of a hybrid lighting optoswitch that operates via a light switch extending at least one of optical and physical links and delinks, optically responds by the operation of light control actuators on individual elements and based on "never seen before" grouped data programmed, provided, stored and forwarded by an Intelligent Support Box (ISB) to a home automation (PC) and/or (controller), and optically commands given address(es) via an optical cascading grid by said ISB and one of said controllers.
This simplification, such as operating a switch through one of the linear and curved wearables, allows for expansion into various areas such as the introduction of self-adjusting hearing aid devices and elements by the user through a finger touch on a "button/accessory" or "surface" of a shirt, underwear or other wearable. A soft touch of a finger on a given lighting optoswitch(es) provides self-control over the hearing situation.

Figure 1A shows typical past and present wiring devices in the art that include wiring attached to a frame, to electrical device terminals, and the frame attached to a wall, with the wiring necessarily being individually connected to a known wall electrical box(es).

Figure 1B shows a hearing aid device and its elements linked via wires and wirelessly (described separately) designed to amplify speech, music, and other propagated signals and associated noise.

Removing an electrical wiring device for maintenance or replacement is not overly complicated, but does take time to complete. First, follow the steps of removing the surrounding decorative frame, followed by removing the frame from the box, disconnecting the wires from the device terminals, removing the device from the frame, and reinstalling the new replacement device.

Reinstalling a replacement device requires a reverse process that, while not complicated, is time consuming to complete. The time can be much more expensive than the cost of the device itself. Furthermore, removal and installation must be performed by a licensed electrician, not the user of the system.

Decorative plates or frames around switches, relays, and AC outlets, including decorative keys, used to switch on and off electrical appliances such as electric lights, hot water boilers, air conditioners, heaters, curtains, and other electrical equipment and appliances in homes, offices, public buildings, businesses, hotels, restaurants, factories, etc., are very well known.

U.S. Patent Nos. 9,219,358, 9,608,418, and 10,225,005 (hereinafter referred to as '358', '418', and '005', respectively) are further incorporated herein by reference to disclose particular details.

Intelligent support boxes (ISBs) are installed into the electrical wall box with wiring devices attached to the ISBs and/or attached to the ISBs by plug-in action. Locking elements and indicating hand tools with the ISBs are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 10,840,686 for purposes of identifying the elements involved in the release and removal process by pressing the hand tool.

As the demand for home automation expands, simple color changes and other structural needs have created a need for "easy to install, configure and remove" devices and/or cosmetic changes to the frame and keys.

The other major key element of the ISB is the introduction of the Universal Serial Bus (USB), a well-known device and term for PCs (Personal Computers) and cloud storage of data. Each ISB incorporates at least one USB, which allows the ISB to self-configure and self-identify the operation of each light-controlled interruption for a short period of time (0.1 ms), for example, and also to record and self-report to other ISBs and home controllers via the cascaded POF chain with each given interruption.

A solution was needed to simplify the installation of the ISB in the wall box, create an easier installation process than a "plug-in box", and communicate the light control touch keys via POF access with the home controller.Intelligent home control is not possible without a programmable device or PC to operate, control, and above all manage the intelligent home.

There was and is a need to introduce a simplified "push process" by a simple "push of the finger" on one of the multiple push-operated devices, which also simplifies the push of the finger on devices in a given cascaded chain, which can be done by the electrical installer or, where permitted, by the user (tenant) of a given facility.

It is necessary to report the status and power consumption of at least one given load, be it a light or other electrical appliance that is operated by a user plugging it into a given power outlet (optically linked outlet), or through a cascaded chain that is optically linked to a power outlet or key (switch) after the user uses his finger to press the "opt-key" of an "opt-switch" to switch on a given light.

The introduction of the optoswitch(es) has brought about a major change in the wiring of residential, office, public and other building premises, through at least one optical cable, i.e. a selective optical cable linking the optical command through the home controller to each and every load within each and every premises of the building. Reporting the optical power consumed will follow the same pattern, by introducing some modifications to the ISB and outlets, as explained below.

Smooth reporting of power consumption requires the introduction of two important features in the construction of the ISB, which require the mounting of horizontally and vertically mounted ISBs to be identical.

Here, all ISBs are converted into a Composite Intelligent Support Box (CISB) to further allow for the installation of plug-in devices, including optoswitches, within both vertically and horizontally mounted ISBs.

Additionally, worldwide power consumption and status reporting will include current power plugs for all countries in the world that must conform identically to the CISB(s) installed vertically or horizontally.

The introduction of horizontal and vertical installation ISBs allows modification of the plug-in outlet structure, unifying the plug-in structure of all power outlets and making them identically installed by modifying the previous power outlets to suit the installation. These include both vertically installed CISBs and horizontally installed CISBs. Other modification details are disclosed in Figures 2B, 3, 4, 4D, 6A-6D, 7-8, 10A-B, 11-16, 17, 18A-B, and 19.

Known prior art techniques for actuating a switch and/or reporting power consumed and status via optical signals as disclosed by applicant in U.S. Patent No. 10,225,005 are further disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 10,313,141; 10,686,5351; 10,797,476; 10,840,687; 11,030,760; 11,239,641; and 11,329,463.

None of the patents listed above disclose a light-controlled light to activate a switch or a light-controlled interruption. For that matter, none of the patents teach operating a light switch or a hearing aid that is navigated, operated, or controlled by the press or touch of a wearable key to interrupt a light-controlled key that links to a device or switch.

Does not demonstrate straight or curved light-controlled key combinations in the open air or within a switch, and/or curved light combinations via Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) within a switch. Also does not demonstrate touching near or outside the switch, wearable keypads, shirts, etc.

Another novel concept of the present application disclosure is the use of at least one portion of the surface of a wearable accessory or wearable as a push key(s) to block at least one light control of a single or multiple light control actuator(s), which is used to block light control to a portion of a person's body or space using a CPU or a controller of a hearing aid (HRD)(s) as required by a medical condition.

Pressing a soft button or accessory with a single finger press via the touch surface of the wearable or a given soft key, and multiple light-blocking finger press switches, providing multiple light blocks, should be interpreted as self-coordinated presses related to the surface elements of the wearable, i.e., presenting obvious utility for bedridden and many other different medical applications.

The main limitation of current hearing aids (HRDs) is their excessive overloading of electronics and their inability to handle ambient sounds. Current hearing aids cannot be improved by adding additional devices, RF circuits, and/or linking them to a control panel via wires.

The inventor of this application (a long-time hearing aid user) appreciates the efforts that engineers have made in current hearing aids, but disagrees with the quality of hearing provided by current hearing aids.

The inventors did some tests in a noisy environment and realized that this measure is clearly one of the solutions they were looking for, especially for the elderly. Below is what the elderly will participate in the tests, but it will not take long for the engineers to confirm their comments. Since many device elements need time for commonality in production preparation, they decided to do both home automation and hearing aid together, which will provide an opportunity to realize home automation correctly.

The inventors of the present invention anticipate that aesthetic surfaces, including finger-pressing and touchable ornaments, will be acceptable and adopted by potential users. Furthermore, whatever the need for self-adjustment and self-configuration, they are fundamental elements applicable to many functions.

The hearing aid can and should be controlled and set by the user's finger touch on a decorative surface consisting of a light-controlled touch key switch for controlling a wearable microphone, operating multiple touch switches for up/down, left/right, and front/back.

As mentioned in paragraph 1, it is well known that the use of POF in the prior art is currently expanding. Known uses of POF are used for communication inside the car or can operate over limited short distances (up to about 120 m), i.e. suitable for use in the car or at home, and is an optimal solution to prevent neighbors from hearing about what is happening inside the house.

Moreover, the use of the visible/non-visible light spectrum introduces many other applications. The above enumerated circumstances reduce a prior art search to a point where it is literally useless.
The referenced U.S. Patent Nos. 358,418,005 and other patents by applicant disclose structures for loads linked via (POF), but none of them relate to light-controlled touch key switches, nor do they provide for setting or adjusting hearing aids by finger touch to activate a given light-controlled touch key switch via a yet to be known button/ornament etc.
For the above reasons, applicants believe that the present application addresses many needs.

Describes the operation of home automation and building equipment and systems with similar needs, as well as many other areas of life, including lighting systems, communications, household controls, car controls, home parking, health equipment, hospitals, shops, offices, factories, school buildings and other installations.

The above does not relate to the structure of the referenced keys and power outlets, neither of which are flammable. Incidentally, POF is non-flammable. AC or/and DC power outlets are non-flammable, as are light-controlled touch key switches. Furthermore, the PC is singular and preferably relates to control of an entire home, shop, office or other building, and does not suggest or indicate that it operates a novel device, a "light-controlled actuator".

The hearing aid "speakers" of the present invention are configured to cover the ears and surrounding areas through the use of comfortable thin speakers mounted all around the two ears, which is a novel hearing aid feature for producing speech and music with an expanded audible spectrum, substantially upgrading the range and level of hearing quality of speech and music, and properly fitting in size and shape for the hearing impaired.
The applicant also intends to introduce the hearing aid speaker to hearing impaired children, on an experimental basis, which may be used in hospitals and medical schools if any of the tests conducted by the applicant show more or less positive results.
In contrast to current hearing aid sound, which is delivered through a thin tube with a very small diameter and a very small sound membrane, the ear receives sound or signals and/or vibrations from within and between the covered "pinna" and ear cavity.

Hearing aids have been steadily modified and improved, but the tiny devices and membranes that generate speech and music remain. Regardless of a good performing processor, sound delivered over a physically limited bandwidth is an inevitable result of the very small "speaker" elements.

The small size of the microphone in the hearing aid is another major limiting factor. This small size creates difficulties for hearing-impaired people in general, and elderly hearing-impaired people in particular.
The biggest problem is "I can't hear" and "I can't understand." That is the reaction and complaint of the elderly deaf people, that it's like being in the "darkness" of hearing. It is a state that is not tolerated by the deaf people.
Another "not being able to understand" difficulty is being surrounded by people talking, such as in a restaurant, as if you were "assaulted" by background music and people talking loudly, or a crowded line waiting near a bus stop, etc.

The inability to understand the words and parts communicated is a major problem that is very difficult or literally impossible to overcome with a "small" size hearing aid. Furthermore, other factors that cause discomfort are noise, street noise (outdoor noise) or indoor noise from air conditioning etc. as well as noise from cars on the road.
Road noise through the rear and front microphones reinforces the inability of the human brain to separate ambient noise from speech. Hearing aid processes need to be somehow oriented toward the intended sound source, be it left-right, front-back, up-down (LR, FR, UD) or vice versa.

The touch of the finger may be the best answer to the brain that intends to hear sounds from L-R, F-R and U-D. If the finger touches the wearable surface up, down and sideways and remembers the contact point and direction, the plunger may assist with a given formed shape for a given time and make the user's brain follow the touch of the finger, which may then remember and select the surrounding noise as configured, i.e. via the microphone and the brain.

All the surrounding noise, including exposure to a variety of different voices and background sounds, reduces the hearing impaired person's ability to hear a clear voice in the midst of all that mixed sounds and noise.
No directional choice is offered for a given sound generated from LR, FR, UD, and no such hearing aids are known to be available, but this should be a solution for the hearing impaired.
The only capability the hearing aids offer is the volume of each hearing aid, not self-selection left/right or up/down, nor self-reading, nor control of delivered noise relative to existing hearing levels.
Therefore, the need for sound hearing has led to the introduction of new and different hearing aid systems now being disclosed, which may be the right aid to learn and find the appropriate means to lead those born deaf to the normal hearing world.

This application introduces a new hearing aid device that counters the disabling of the hearing aid in a given operation at a given time, as opposed to a finger press or touch on a wearable touch area, and presents a non-necessity for conventional operation that can do no more than see the amplified and processed signal (effectively), but does not improve the in-fovea speaker sound itself.
In the future, we will require the convenience of self-adjustment. Setting through soft wearable light control touch keys, day or night, it should be an optical system. Setting and controlling various functions by pointing with a finger is to make the deaf hand and finger the basic means of communication related to control.
The increase, decrease and adjustment of the volume of music and speech requires a yet to be numerically defined "clarity" in addition to the already defined "volume", "tone" and "ambient sound". In particular, clarity changes with ambient sound, regardless of hearing aid settings.

Returning from the clarity discussion to home automation and hearing aids, the main objective of the present invention is to program the light control or light controlled light itself by introducing a given code or data regarding lighting details, which will switch on or off a given bulb via cascaded POF optical signals, including one of the optical data to process and communicate as per instructions, via POF data to switch on or off that bulb, via data to communicate with a PC for further instructions.

Following such indefinite presentation, at least one power consumption by at least one device through the cascaded POF including the lighting is recorded.

It is a further object of this invention to provide the hearing impaired with the first convenient and elegant wearable headgear, head covering and single or dual (single or combination) hearing device, which consists of at least one pair of round or oval speakers, mounted around the rear helix of each ear (covering the circumference of the ear).
Round or elongated (oval) "full-coverage" Supported by a soft, comfortable sponge like the elastic cover of a speaker, it offers easy attachment with a soft-lock spring that encircles the left and right helices with gentle compression.

Also, the locking spring can be released from the ear loop. Note that here, both speakers produce voice and music sounds, with frequencies from less than 60Hz to well over 8KHz. A further objective is the introduction of multiple and varied narrow to wideband microphones placed with a dress, jacket, decorative shirt, or shirt and underwear combination, or in combination with a tie, belt, or other wearable, that are fully visible or partially visible through the wearable decoration, to touch a given surface, and provide sound access to the microphone.

Another object of the present invention is the use of a wearable rechargeable battery(ies) for long term use, for example for a week or so, including circuitry for user convenience, that links with a belt or tie or other part of the wearable and other surfaces to provide light controlled touch keys for generating light controlled interruption signals and for configured communication with a given device at home or work or parking lot etc. to report actions or movements.

Here, the light-controlled touch key switch is not an automatic light switch. The light-controlled touch key that has propagated interruption is through a cascaded POF grid(s) to a given ISB and/or home controller directly and/or through a distributor and/or command converter.

The home controller directly commands ON or OFF to each power switch, including each and every light switch contained in at least one hybrid lighting cabinet. The hybrid switches may be actuated by the CPU of a given ISB. Actions commanded by any one of the selected hybrid switches are limited to reversing only the state of the given switch, i.e., from ON to OFF or OFF to ON.

To better understand light controlled interruption, the following explanation is given. It is known that lights are turned on/off via a mechanical lock that toggles the on/off contact state. (via the live power wire being switched). It is not a connection of the neutral power wire.

Applicant has filed U.S. Patent 10,586,671 in addition to numerous other U.S. and foreign patents relating to devices and circuits for providing solutions to lighting automation.

The light control touch keys through a given cascaded chain are not operated individually. The cascaded chain of lights in a multi-cascaded chain operates through one of the distributors and command converters linked to the controller. It is clear that only a single light bulb is needed and applied to each cascaded section, and the cascaded control is powered at low power (milli Watts) through dual cascaded POF chains like in hearing aids.
The above also relates to home automation.

The hearing aid includes left and right microphones, with similar front and rear microphones arranged structurally, and the front, rear microphones and up and down microphones are configured to be controlled by touching the up and down microphones set within the microphone position with a finger.

Another novel method is to link by optical (light-controlled) actuators through one of the flexible and bendable optical POF cables and through a straight optical link line between the light source POF access , where the light-controlled touch keys and the light control signals actuate the switches through at least one of the home controller's CPU and a controller limited to controlling through the cascaded POF.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an operation in which a light-controlled light in "space" is converted into a light-controlled actuator operation via a command generated by a controller or CPU via one of the inside and outside of the switch body.

Visible colored optical control lights in straight and curved paths between 380 and 800 nm, and invisible optical control lights or signals above 800 nm, and curved path optical control lights and signals through optical cables were not known to physically actuate switching devices on/off by optical control lights in straight or curved paths within the switch housing and/or other housings in a cascaded chain.

The above and other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments of the present invention which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1A shows past and present horizontal and vertical ducts, wall boxes, and incoming AC power lines, consisting of live (L) power lines (AC), neutral (N) and ground (G). FIG. 1B shows an external view of a currently known hearing aid device and battery charger. FIG. 2A shows the current congested lighting power wiring to the wall box and light switches, illustrating the complexity of handling/installing within the wall box. FIG. 2B shows the removal of the rear cover to expand the rear box space, forming a slimmer ISB by removing it and occupying the new space, shortening the rear and showing much less power wiring as shown in FIG. Figure 3-3A and 3B show single and dual light control touch (BT) for attaching one or more BLAs to n-series (Intelligent Support Box) ISBs. Each BLA is linked to a CPU access to communicate with a given ISB and linked to a Home Controller (PC) via cascaded POFs. FIG. 4-A shows a dual break POF cable bent inside (BLA) 40-A. 40-A shows a dual break POF linking to the optically controlled touch, fed from generator 4-8 to link optically controlled touch receiver 4-10 via dual bonded POF segments 4-5 and 4-7. FIG. 4-B shows a dual break POF cable bent inside (BLA) 40-B. A finger pressing keypad 40P pushes plunger 4-6P, pushing down on tactile spring 40T (FIG. 4C), very quickly reversing the state of BLA and releasing finger press to restart optically controlled touch. FIG. HV shows two sets of optically controlled touch keys 40H-1 to 40H-n including 40V-1 to 40V-n, both switches shown here perform the same switching that can be mounted horizontally and vertically on ISB. FIG. 4C shows different internal structures of curved path and straight path light controlled touch keys, both of which use POF blocking segment(s) that can be differently structured or shaped and/or positioned to direct light to be blocked by other optical fiber segments, or by pressing different plungers 4-6 or 4-16. FIG. 4D is based on the diameter, flat or other shape surface, and/or other shape elements of the POF as shown in FIG. 4D-1 through FIG. 4D-33. FIG. 4D-1 through FIG. 13, 4D-20 through FIG. 22, 4D-14A through FIG. 14n, 4D-30 through FIG. 33, and 4E-1 through FIG. 13 introduce a base for a wide range of actions and/or data exchange. FIG. 4E1 through FIG. 13 show the introduction of a dual push of the multi-bidirectional exchange and cut-off light control element(s) 4E1 through FIG. 13 for a given other data and/or push light control with its receiving capability. Applicant represents that a pre-cut end of the optical cable is a further design option to engage with another cut end of the cable or to directly engage an optical receiver, an optical transmitter, or directly through another receiving, transmitting and/or pushing element. The bidirectional shown here can be multidirectional 4E1 through FIG. 13, as applicable, and can be multi-supply as well, or a single power supply for all. Figures 4D-2 through 4D-4 show the introduction of two or more (without limitation) bends and shaping of POF cable including 4D-2 through 4D-11 through 4E-1, which can be any bend from a straight line to a 180 degree bend, including the range of bends. In addition to the illustrated 4D-1, 4D-8, 4D-12, 4D-13 and 4D-14, each device represents literally an infinite number of link, break, cascade, bend and push elements. FIG. 5A shows a single push knob on the back of a hearing aid device inserted in a user's ear, where the user can press the knob to turn the volume up (or down). FIG. 5B shows a noisy, crowded restaurant or nightclub, where the user is unable to understand and communicate with the waiter. FIG. 5C shows the simple process of touching the wearable light-controlled touch keys to enable self-configuration settings and adjust various parameters of the wearable hearing aid to understand and communicate with the waiter in a crowded restaurant. Figure 6A shows the DC plug-in device to the improved ISB plugged into the 4-gang space, showing the front, rear combination for two 1-gang and one 4-gang. Each of the two outlets is shown as an identical pair and 2-gang with two plug-in switches and 4 different DC outlets for the newly designed outlets and plugs for home automation. Figure 6B shows the single plug-in switch 6.10 and the 2-gang socket 6.16P. Also a view from the rear of the cut end of the DC wire and the POF cable end. The 1-gang and 1-gang devices shown are cut with a hand tool and plugged into the latest cascaded power lines to fit the new improved ISB, with rear access adjusted to fit the full range of future plug-in power wires and POF. Figures 18B, 19A, 19B and 19C show the hand tool. Figure 6C introduces a similar 4-gang with a modified rear cover and 3 wires, +DC, -DC, G, (low speed around 1KHz) and 2 (max) fiber optic cables (high speed). 1kHz is used for all electrical environments (curtains, fans, heaters, coolers, lights, entrances, security, etc.) and provides sufficient speed for all home automation operations, including reporting power consumption. Figure 6D details the rear section removed from the wall box, the new ground terminal, and the previous sensor link from the previous ISB. Figure 7 is a conceptual introduction to the changes made to the wall box and the major change made to the fit-all ISB, which is a horizontally and vertically mounted wall box containing cables pulled into a fit-all duct. Figure 8 is a conceptual introduction to the changes made to the wall box and the major changes made to the fit-all ISB, which is a horizontally and vertically mounted wall box containing cables pulled into a fit-all duct. Figure 9A introduces a new and innovative combination switch (COS). The COS plugs into the space of a dual ISB outlet for AC or DC, as shown in Figures 9.1 and 9.3. Figure 9B introduces a new and innovative Combination Switch (COS). The COS can be selected from one to four switch combinations 9.4-1 to 9.4-4, which are plugged into the dual ISB. FIG. 10A shows lights operated via a light cabinet (FIGS. 10A-12) forming a novel home lighting system that operates the lights via a hybrid switch. This is simple for the illustrated small house with 8 lights operated via self-assigned ISBs. The illustrated light cabinet 103 operates via two or more combination switches or 1-8 light control touch keys (106), via a code that identifies the lights, via a power cable 103CN and via an ISB installed in the light cabinet and home controller. The light cabinet's code is called by the home controller to switch the given lights on and off. FIG. 10B shows a larger house with two lighting cabinets and 16 lights, which is literally identical in every respect to FIG. 10 except for the number of switches and POF cables (two POF cables in FIG. 10B) via power cables 103CL and 103CN linking to a home controller. FIG. 11 shows a practical installation of centralized lighting via a home hybrid switch and n light control touch keys that are located and accessible to operate any of the lights installed in the home. FIG. 12 shows a practical installation of centralized lighting via a home hybrid switch and n light control touch keys, located and accessible to operate any of the lights installed in the home. FIG. 12 shows another setup of extended lighting set up via a home controller and three or more (n) lighting cabinets, located and accessible to any and all of the lights installed in the home, operated by n hybrid switches, n light control touch keys, and n COS switches. Set up five rows of eight switches with a space of 5 x 6 or 6 x 7 inches in inch dimensions, enough to include circuit breakers, power transmission, power consumption measurement, reporting, and much more. The size of 5 x 6/6 x 7 is within half of an A4 size paper. Figures 13, 14, 15, and 16 show details of a new plug-in outlet similar to the plug-in outlets disclosed in Figures 7 and 8, which provides a variety of plug-in outlets and switches for many countries. Figures 7 and 8 disclose and show outlets for the United States and Japan. Figure 13 discloses an outlet for use in China and Australia. The plug-in device is designed for easy plug-in and easy removal using a plug-in hand tool. Figure 14 shows another global power socket newly designed for USA, Japan and Middle East for easy connection by plugging into ISB. It is an ingenious plug-in outlet including all the outlets shown for use in major countries like USA, Japan, Europe and Middle East. Figure 15 shows a similar switch and socket for plugging into an ISB for use in major countries such as Germany and France. Figure 16 shows a similar switch and socket for plugging into an ISB for use in major countries such as the UK and Hong Kong. Figure 17 shows the devices for vertical and horizontal ISBs for horizontally or vertically mounted ISBs. All wiring, L, N, G, is provided and no physical connections are required other than the plug-in operation provided on all ISBs. FIG. 18A shows a new innovative power terminal structure that does not require screws and uses plug-in technology for all links and contacts in and to the power grid. Figure 18B shows a new innovative cascading wiring system where all power and earth wires are plugged in and do not require screws. Mains power is supplied to a given cascading wire by standard power wires specified in a given country such as 1.6, 2.0, 2.6mm diameter. FIG. 19A shows the elements and self-locking contacts to enable the installation of the power wire by push-in as shown in FIG. 18A for standard cable diameters 2.6, 2.0 mm and 1.6 mm, including the in-out earth wire and hand tool. Note that diameters may vary by country. FIG. 19B further shows the new socket structure to enable the end of the intelligent support box to link with the next cascaded intelligent support box. FIG. 19C shows the safety hand tool to remove the locked AC or neutral power wire by a simple left/right rotation of the hand tool. Figure 20 shows a bedroom light switch and outlet combination for on/off switching with a photocontrolled push switch or programmed combination switch. The two lights shown are powered by outlets 414 and 415 directly or via programmed plug-in hybrid switches or combination switches 401 or 402. FIG. 21 shows another example of a selection of wearables with multiple wearables. FIG. 22A illustrates the use of light-controlled touch keys by finger touch for speaker selection and self-configuration of the hearing aid via set and/or self-programmed light-controlled touch keys. There are no limitations to the use of the wearable. FIG. 22B illustrates the use of light-controlled touch keys by finger touch for speaker selection and self-configuration of the hearing aid via set and/or self-programmed light-controlled touch keys. There are no limitations to the use of the wearable. FIG. 22C illustrates the use of light-controlled touch keys by finger touch for speaker selection and self-configuration of the hearing aid via set and/or self-programmed light-controlled touch keys. There are no limitations to the use of the wearable. FIG. 22D illustrates the use of light-controlled touch keys by finger touch for speaker selection and self-configuration of the hearing aid via set and/or self-programmed light-controlled touch keys. There are no limitations to the use of the wearable. FIG. 23A shows a simplified wearable element and device, including two speakers, multiple light-controlled light touch keys, and a microphone for comfortably configuring the hearing aid, as shown in FIGS. 22A and 22D. FIG. 23B shows a simplified wearable element and device, as shown in FIGS. 22A and 22D, including two speakers, multiple light-controlled light touch keys, and a microphone for comfortably configuring the hearing aid. Figure 24A shows an example of the speaker elements and touch lighting required for a hearing aid. Figure 24B shows the simplicity of the tie that essentially aids in the manipulation of auditory exploration for hearing-impaired infants. Figure 24C shows a one-year-old and a newborn who are born with hearing impairments requiring assistance. Figures 25A, 25A-1 and 25A-2 reiterate the ease of self-configuration of the details and clearly demonstrate the convenience, authenticity and accuracy that can be obtained by continuous self-configuration. Figure 25B shows the preferred embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT Applicants begin the introduction and detailed description of the preferred embodiment in the final section of the brief description, namely, Figures 25A and 25B.

The reason is that the introduction of a light control device that cannot directly control power is not correct to open up a new world of light switches. Figures 25A and 25B are important for this. It is also a question of the cost of the shutters or curtains, and providing easy positioning of a given shutter or curtain.

It is well known that the function of position indicators is an estimate or estimation, the position is estimated based on counting motor revolutions and length of time. Motor revolutions is the wrong measurement method for calculating curtain based details such as curtain length. Long curtains use ticker rotating coils and whatever the measurement, measuring via number of revolutions is far from "free from error from approximate measurement".

On the other hand, making proper position measurements is expensive for current homes. The same is true for shutters and curtains. Approximate values are optimal. Figures 25A and 25B present for the first time a solution to identify the position and data of curtains and curtains, provide precise position by introducing rollers, and indicate the position of shutters and curtains 25-2.

This is done by mounting a low cost light controlled push key layer 4D-CU at any position along the movement of the motor 25-1 or roller 25-2. Two CPUs 4D-C1 and C2 at the end of the layer allow the use of a low cost single wiring for a complete solution for all curtains etc.

It is clear that POF capabilities are useful in all fields. The curtain and shutter thing is just an example for future embodiments. The whole assembly of flat POF layers 4D-CUA to CUn is mounted on a wall, window frame or other location, it is a 2mm thick pad (example), connected at the bottom end via a CPU, communicates with an optical receiver, and extends up to 2-3m in height (straight or curved).

The above are only the elements disclosed, a flat 2-3m long POF, a low cost CPU and a low cost optical receiver are all elements relevant to the location and status identification of the system installed to identify the position and status of curtains and/or shutters.

This application includes two objectives based on home automation and hearing aids, both of which correspond to technologies that exist or have existed in the past.
This is due to the action of all the physical light-controlled actuators to propagate data over a relatively slow channel (1-3 inches/second). Distances in a home are not long; corner-to-corner distances in any direction rarely exceed 20 meters (about 700 inches). No matter how slow the communication line speed is, it is on the order of 0.1 milliseconds for POF. So in this sense, faster home automation is moot.

The need for high speed signals can be easily handled at 400MB/s over POF cable within 200m (left+right direction).
The lighting issue will be discussed in a further portion of this application. Furthermore, as explained, the empirical speed for switching the switch on-off is no faster than that of current light switches, which take 10-20 milliseconds via a finger press to turn a switch key on or off.

The objective in this disclosure is the introduction of a short time "floating optical block" of the propagated "floating" optical control light that is received by the optical control light or signal receiver. A second objective in the above disclosure is the reception of a floating optical control light by an optical control light receiver that is free of any + or - (or high-low) features.

Both the optical control light and the optical signal are propagated separately through straight or curved Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) cables, with no floating levels to measure and no reference to AC and/or DC voltage levels, i.e., introducing a floating optical control light level into the optical switch without reference.

The present disclosure further presents home automation and hearing aid devices that include core technologies configured to involve home automation, including IoT and AI devices (which communicate WiFi and other signals), or that further include hearing aid core technologies.
Here, home automation controls all the elements and devices without a central controller, which reports detailed power consumption, and it includes all other expected details.

The problem with hearing aids is background noise, intolerable sounds and music including open spaces, clubs, noisy restaurants etc. And little or nothing has been done to overcome it to help the hearing impaired.

In view of the general difficulties faced by home automation and hearing aids, the applicant has studied in depth many failed attempts which have led to little in the way of meaning. In another respect, it can be said that hearing aid users have never been given any meaningful means to self-control their devices.

Home automation, which has failed in the past, requires a solution to install and operate lighting systems, which was expected to be a simple challenge to find new light switches etc., but the reality remains that they are not being found or installed in the new home market.

At this time, it can be said that there is no solution to the problem involved. It is hoped that soft-touch keys will achieve this, rather than simple press or touch on/off keys.

It should be a product that "operates and controls everything" in the home and/or operates and controls hearing aids in some products. It should be "anywhere" and "anytime" is not achieved by soft press. There are many reasons why people have serious difficulties, but they can be modified to operate by touch.

Most given homes contain 20-30 outlets, 25-35 switches (with a margin of error of +-20%), and up to 50 lights. No signals or frequencies transferring GB (gigabytes) or significant short durations are needed to control or communicate within the home. In fact, signal speeds of 1kHz (low frequency) are much less expensive and much more efficient for all signals propagating within the home.

This concept allows the realization of a novel light-controlled light actuator, the Light-Controlled Actuator (BLA), which activates and operates a light-controlled light by blocking the light-controlled light by pressing a soft plunger. The light-controlled light signal is generated by pressing a soft key, which can be powered by a low voltage AC or DC power supply, or by a finger press on the Light-Controlled Actuator (no power required), which can switch various devices on/off via the ISB or as directed by the Home Controller.

The optical control light that generates this reference is self-configured via the ISB and receives the target address recorded in the PC, including the CPU of the ISB, directly from the optical transmitter via the cascaded POF.

The light control light and light signal may be fed separately into a light control light channel or simply introduce a light signal receiver included in a given ISB to identify the received command configured to operate as a device, element or both. Thus, a light controlled light actuator, whether it is an element, device or circuit, may be addressed and/or given commands via the home controller and via the DC lines.

The optical control light and/or optical signal is isolated from all power lines. The optical control light does not directly contribute to power in any form.
All available power lines, whether AC or DC lines and/or battery power, can power the optical control lights and/or signals for processing data to and from the home controller (PC).

Two examples are: directly by a given PC signal programmed (or to be programmed) into an external device, such as a resident's car parked in a building's parking lot or outside, for example by a car manufacturer or store operator, and via a link contained directly within the home device to further provide and communicate command signals.

Optical control lights and signals are so-called loads or lighting that are absolutely safe and are not considered to be power elements or devices.
A further object of the present application is to support one or more central lighting cabinets or (CLCs), each CLC having at least one ISB for installing at least one plug-in hybrid switch, see U.S. Patent Nos. 9,036,320, 9,257,251, 9,289,981, and 10,586,671, which provide an ISB installed in the central lighting cabinet and/or other lighting cabinets to enable plug-in installation.

Here, the CLC can be applied to other loads as well, while the signal can be applied to switching and control of AC and/or low voltage DC, including battery powered equipment.

Multiple optically controlled light switches and light switches have isolated switch bodies and can be linked by DC, AC, straight light, curved path light via POF or optically controlled light, or wireless optically controlled light.

As intended, de-energization is accomplished by an LED within the ISB, which generates and provides a light signal via at least one finger press and push key to operate a light control light and/or selected de-energization switch(es).

The data is processed by the engaged ISB, or by a home controller that provides command signals via a home optical fiber (POF) network, or via other networks, either internally to a given device, or externally directly to the resident's car in the building garage or outdoors.

Light propagating inside (internal) a given encapsulated device is not impeded by other light from outside that "device". Contrast this with "radio frequency" RF, where shielding of RF signals is not as simple and may not provide isolation from other devices and signals.

As the light source colors are subdivided, multiple light source colors can be filtered and assigned to at least one facility or one residence, and/or to at least one facility in a high-rise building, and/or to at least one office and other building facilities, including internal and/or external devices for signaling and identification, and setting up and assigning operating equipment.

Assign light source colors to the access and process to and through the home controller, such as encoding each light-controlled light with a given color, and most easily identify the touch and light-controlled light actuator designations. For example, choose brown first for the entrance area and a given color for the wall touches in the hallway.

Easily identifiable is the return from a touched (wearable) key, measured within 1-50 milliseconds or 1-n seconds.
The 1 millisecond mentioned above is too short to perform physical actions like pressing with a finger, so the CPU in the ISB is set to respond to light longer than 1 millisecond. With regard to optical signals, the CPU in the ISB is set to propagate short "signals" within 1 to n milliseconds to address a given n-megabit capable device in the ISB or controller, via the POF that propagates high frequencies and its high speed assistance.

The light being propagated is an absolutely safe signal, and the above brief summary touches on the cusp of future optical controls, including switches, while the "current" applications (future) are disclosed herein.

Furthermore, applicant provides basic terminology, which can be easily used by inventors and is applicable to many of the new home automation and HDR facilities, devices, systems, and hearing aids, and will be used and memorized.

Firstly, the home controller is the basis for supporting powerline, lighting, IoT, AI devices and more, along with the "intelligent functions" of the ISB, including the need to overcome the difficulties of various devices, lighting and wiring.
One example is the current electrical wiring buried inside the walls of residential homes, offices, restaurants, shops, training centers, schools, and other public facilities, all powered by electrical wiring run through ducts within the walls, feeding electrical cabinets to appliances and through switches to lights.

Current light switch locations present challenges due to random distances between all the elements involved: the switch, the power lines, the power outlets, etc. The most complicated part of the "system" to install is the lighting wiring, which includes the live (L) and neutral (N) wires.

This complexity is due to the mix of "wallbox locations" - switches are mounted in wallboxes - and the wiring required for many given lighting locations makes home lighting setups very complex (see Figure 2A).
The current situation requires that ducts run from the mains cabinet, pass through walls and ceilings to a chain of wall boxes, and then all of the above from the wall boxes to the lighting is run down very long and complex ducts.

On the other hand, the neutral (N) wire must be run along with several live (L) wires, and the L wires may be installed without the N wires or in the shortest possible ducts, which can be complicated and expensive.

The next hurdle is how to automate mechanical on/off or finger touch operated photocontrol lights, or finger press activated light switches.

Previous solutions may include magnetic pull or magnetic relays, but magnetic relays are too complicated and costly. The only viable solution is the applicant's introduction of a hybrid switch and circuit therefor (see U.S. Patents 10,586,671, 9,928,981, 9,281,147, 9,257,251, 9,219,358, and 9,018,803). See also Figures 10A, 10B, 11, and 12.

Although Applicant's hybrid switch discloses a solution for home automation, the difficulty of wiring lighting power remains.

Applying the added hybrid switches and circuitry requires more space than is practical for a lighting fixture.
The same goes for curtains, shutters, AI and IoT devices, which are stripped of functionality and offer little value. Wires remain the most essential and should be removed from light switches and wall boxes.

Both lighting and electrical equipment will require the installation of new ducts and the use of new and innovative connected fiber optics (POF).

The solution to the home automation problem requires major/fundamental changes and involves many different elements, including cascading and running POF across the board. Powering through an ISB is limited to providing AC or DC only to power outlets and not to older switches that are many years old.

Cascaded signals through the wall box containing the devices and electrical equipment in the optically controlled and cascaded chain are managed by the home controller through optical signals, which is a big change.

Flexible POF cables are much easier to route. POF is terminated by cutting. POF is supported by a wide variety of handheld testers, hand tools, or other tools, allowing for easy disconnection and plugging in without interference by finger pressure. Some of these are disclosed in U.S. Patents 10,225,005, 10,313,141, 10,586,671, 10,686,535, 10,797,476, 10,840,686, 11,031,760, 11,239,641, and 11,329,463.

The above paragraphs are written to show the simplicity versus difficulty of preparing an acceptable system that should be simple. The above proves that the simplicity of past lighting was/is entirely wrong.

As mentioned earlier, a major theme within the domestic power grid is lighting wiring, which requires a solution to the difficulties with power lines, and in particular to remove the complexity of switches and terminals, as explained above and in some further detail.

Here, the live and neutral wires (L and N) need to supply power to the bulb and only the live wire L needs to be routed through the duct and switch to the bulb.

At least one light and switch is located in every room or area of a residence, or every facility in a building.

Note that the neutral wire N is fixedly routed through the duct(s), but is not routed to the switch.

To simplify the lighting wiring, the applicant refers to U.S. Patent Nos. 9,036,320, 9,257,251, 9,928,981, and 10,586,671 (disclosing the only available mechanically latched hybrid switch and its circuit), and further introduces a light-controlled light actuator (BLA) into the automated cascaded lighting grid, forming a simplified cascaded grid system. It will eliminate the lighting power wires from the cascaded ISBs.

By limiting the AC or DC power lines that supply power through the outlets (see Figures 6A-8), the hybrid switch is configured and mounted in at least one lighting wall cabinet that is operated through the home controller (see Figures 10-12).
We provide a power push key on every individual hybrid switch, allowing you to switch on/off any home light, which is the best solution for lighting in case of system failure.

Simply put, the complexity of extensive lighting wiring through numerous ducts and wall boxes is a history that should not be forgotten.

The power wires L and N required to power the light bulbs and hybrid switches are wired directly from the main power cabinet to one or more lighting cabinets. In a cascaded chain, one N wiring is connected through several ducts and the L wiring is connected through an N wiring duct and/or a given few local short ducts.

The previous ducts to pull wires from the wall box, such as those connecting the AC lines to the light switch, are no longer needed. The L and N wires in the ISB supply and measure power consumption through the AC outlet. Prior art light switches are not suggested in this application.

Separating the AC wiring from the neutral wire, which previously required complex wiring, ducts, and running in and out of wall boxes, was the reason for not needing multiple ducts that would not be automated. Today's BLAs, combined with hybrid switches, have made home automation a reality via cascaded POF and home controllers.

Connecting to a power wire and a switched light is a thing of the past. The hybrid switch is remote and key press operated. For a better understanding of the lighting circuitry and solution, please refer to Figures 10A-12 and U.S. Patent No. 10,686,535.
Hybrid switches are perfect for remotely controlling all the lights in a given residence.

Only the hybrid switch or its circuitry can connect power to all lights from one central point through limited ducting, allowing the home controller to call as assigned through a given light control or through a given ISB and activate the lights within milliseconds through the lighting cabinet and/or BLA as programmed.

With proper automation, the current light switches can be replaced by light controlled actuators (BLA). Figures 10A-12 show how a hybrid switch can be used to connect the lighting cabinet along the power line, supplied from the electrical cabinet as planned, or shown through a hybrid switch.
On the other hand, plugging the BLA into the many ISBs for lighting any and all of the many lights configured via the resident controller and switching the lights on or off via all the light control actuators.

The only power drawn directly from the ISB is for powering all electrical appliances and devices (including wall lighting) that are powered by the electrical outlets. No lighting power lines are drawn directly from the ISB.

Another objective is to provide that complete removal of lighting power cables from electrical outlets results in savings in materials, time, installation and operating costs for residential lighting.

The term "DC outlet" refers to a low-voltage socket or a low-voltage communications socket, including the supply of low-voltage power to operate so-called Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (Ai), sensors, processors, communications devices and/or controllers.
The DC is operated through an AC-DC converter circuit contained in the ISB, terminals, and/or a given internal structure or connector.
Each DC outlet is compatible with an "attachable device" that is sized to fit single or multiple outlets, and is referred to hereinafter and in the claims as a "standard plug-in outlet."
An "attachable device" or "standard plug-in outlet" may be inconsistent with what is disclosed in the prior art for similar, smaller, or larger currently used AC switches or AC outlets, which are referred to hereinafter and in the claims as "standard size AC switches or outlets."

The terms "standard switch" and/or "standard outlet" are wiring devices that are directly attached to a "standard electrical wall box" as they are known. They refer to such things as 2 x 4 inch or 4 x 4 inch wall boxes as they are known in the United States, or the 60 mm round European wall boxes, or the square or rectangular wall boxes used in Europe, the UK, Australia or China or other countries and regions.

The terms "standard plug-in switch" and/or "standard plug-in outlet" (including the outlets described above) and/or "standard plug-in outlet" or "standard plug-in device" are supported by a frame and box that includes connection to AC power lines by plug-in terminals and are referred to hereinafter and in the claims as "standard plug-in AC device."
The above defined terms are necessary to avoid confusion and misunderstanding of the locking and unlocking operations of the present invention.

These terms are not equivalent to the incorporation of known wiring devices, which are attached to the wall box by different means and are not installed or released by plugging and locking the device body and its terminals by a plug-in operation, but are not released and pulled out by hand in a single simple action.

The term "standard plug-in AC switch" as referenced throughout this application and in the claims refers to a switch element or combination thereof, such as any switching semiconductor, electromechanical, or manual switch and any combination thereof, including hybrid switches, manual switches and combinations thereof, that includes at least two channels and is encapsulated to fit into a support frame in a size and shape that provides access to a ramp for a release bar to be inserted.

The term "standard plug-in AC outlet" as referenced throughout this application and in the claims refers to any known country AC socket, with or without a ground terminal, with or without an internal movable safety cover for any known given safety standard, shaped with a two pin or three pin plug, and enclosed in a size such that it occupies room for at least two rows and access to four of said "angled channels" and four or more release bars.

The term "standard plug-in device" or "standard plug-in enclosure" as referred to throughout this application and in the claims refers to at least one device or housing selected from a switching device, an outlet device, a communication device, a communication connector, an IoT device, an Ai device, and combinations thereof, that is sized and shaped to fit into a supporting frame and box that includes access to at least two tilt channels and at least two release bars.

The term "attachable device" as referred to throughout this application and in the claims is at least two dual-connected devices selected from the group including switching devices, outlet devices, communication devices, communication connectors, IoT devices, Ai devices, and combinations thereof, that fit into a shape having a size and shape that fits into a given dual-connected slope path.

The various 2 - n series components that fit the "Standard Release Bar" establish new series sizes and structures for installation of single and multiple given plug-in devices, given plug-in AC switches and AC outlets that, although differing in series numbering, follow the plug-in fundamentals as installed by plug-in action, plug-in to push, and plug-in to release in the same manner, and removed by pulling.
The release bar disclosed above is a molded bar made of a hard plastic material, which is quite rigid. Separate release and removal bars are available in both plastic and metal bars, although some installers and users may prefer to use metal to release and pull out the elements. See U.S. Patent No. 10,840,686 for more information.

The above unifies the structure and mechanisms of an expanding range of "wiring devices" such as AC power, DC power, PC and peripherals, audio, TV, IoT, Ai (artificial intelligence) and combinations thereof, all of which are packaged and encapsulated as "standard plug-in devices" under string sizes such as half string, single string, or "n" string.
The term "outlet" hereinafter and in the claims refers to an extension to include AC or DC power outlets, as well as other wall mounted PC and peripheral connectors, telephone connectors, audio connectors, TV antenna connectors, cable TV connectors, and other connectors used to connect AC or DC device(s), including an extension to support frames and ISBs.

The term "flat outlet surface" or "flat switch surface" or "touchscreen surface" refers to an outlet or switch key having a flat front surface over the entire panel including the decorative frame surface, and further includes the surface of a plug-in touchscreen device having the size and flat surface of an outlet or switch key, or the surface of the entire panel including the decorative frame.

Another important and practical object of the present invention is to provide a low cost decorative panel, frame, and key cover for a given hybrid switch and power outlet mounted in a given (ISB), as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 9,219,358.

The term "hybrid switch" refers to one of the relay/switch combinations and mechanical latching relays used in electrical automation systems disclosed in the referenced U.S. patents, having a face and body size and shape including a touch panel that is identical to the outlet and/or the hybrid switch. See U.S. Pat. No. 10,586,671.

The term "standard size and shape" is another objective achieved by the present invention, which provides a hybrid switch with a structure capable of mounting different key levers, such as flat press and flat rocker keys, and provides the freedom to choose from a wide variety of lever and decorative cover and frame sizes, including a variety of designs and colors, available, which are customarily installed in the construction/electrical industry by switch manufacturers, and may be defined as having half the width size of a given outlet, or having an outlet twice the width of a given "flat key".

"Flat key" refers hereinafter and in the claims to a planar key of a hybrid switch operated by a manual toggle or rocker switch that is actuated by pressing the entire key face as well as pressing designated areas of the key.
The next item is a receptacle cabinet that has the same plan and height as the AC receptacle, and that contains the combination switch shown in the disclosure modified to have the presently disclosed dual-gang size and shape shown in Figures 9A-9B.

Figure 9A shows the current modified ISB plug-in dual combination switch. Figure 9B shows a block diagram of the newly introduced combination switch circuit employing known devices.

Here, the body structure has the now modified size and shape of the lock/guide element, height, and standard plug-in capability for a given dual-gang width, where the "width" of the dual-gang is the width of two single-gangs side-by-side. A tactile (push button) switch or other on/off push switch that switches from on to off and off to on.

CombiTact switches can be worn for use in hearing aid systems. In particular, the soft touch of a finger may not be compatible with toggle switching, whereas tact switches require a small amount of force from the user.

Yet another item is the dual outlet shown in Figures 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 16 which is a new modified version of the dual outlets to accommodate various AC outlets worldwide. It is constructed with an improved and simplified inner case, terminals and outer case. It has an internal safety slider and all elements and internal parts are constructed to be a plug-in outlet where a receptacle or ISB can be plugged in without the use of any screws, internally or externally.

Reference is made to Figures 7-16 which show the casing, the inner casing parts, the casing inner terminals, and the self-locking power terminal contacts.
FIG. 17 illustrates the ease of plugging in a variety of outlets and a variety of plug-in light switches that plug in horizontally and vertically into the ISB.

Figure 18A discloses 18A.2, 3 having two assembled contacts 18A.1 and power connection terminals 18A.1 and 18A.12 and 18A.13, which, based on the applicant's findings, support a planar socket contact for engaging two outlet sockets with two plug loads.

Illustrated in 18A.4 - 18A.6 show a socket of circular construction for a circular plug pin used in the United States or Europe and other countries. The design and method shown in 18A.4 - 18A.16 and 18A.7-18A.11 are known metalwork and it is not necessary to explain the details shown. It is important to show and explain that this plug-in outlet is novel and original.

The term "standard size and shape" in the context of this invention and the claims uses the term "regular" as a reference to the size and shape of, for example, a single switch, a hybrid switch, a relay, or a touchpad such as a single touchpad, and other single 'd' accessories, and also such as intelligent IoT devices.
The terms "row" and "single row" are defined as the standard shape and size of a given switching or operating device for at least one given appliance. A row occupies a single mounting space within the ISB. A "single row of touch keys" can include two or more touch keys, icons for one or more given electrical appliances.

The term "dual-gang" refers to a device that is sized and shaped to accommodate at least one AC outlet or other outlet device used in a known outlet in a given country or region. See Figures 7 and 8. A "dual-gang" occupies two mounting spaces in a support box. A dual-gang AC outlet can combine two AC sockets, while a single-gang switch can provide SPST (single-pole single-throw), SPDT (single-pole double-throw) DPST (double-pole single-throw) and DPDT (double-pole double-throw) switching devices.

A "multiple-series device" is defined as a device that occupies the space of three or more "series" of an ISB, which requires complex circuitry and/or sensors and/or n optical and/or RFID access to the ISB, or an ISB with signal bandwidth that requires a separate optical transceiver or RFID antenna.

Note that plug-in devices (switches or outlets) can be applied in different ways, where a switch can be plugged horizontally into a vertically mounted ISB, or vertically into a horizontally mounted ISB.

Such outlets may be plugged into any shape as long as they are properly plugged into both horizontally and vertically mounted ISBs.

Because of this limitation, this application shows two versions of AC outlets that are correctly designed to allow any device to be plugged into the plug-in receptacle of an ISB mounted either horizontally or vertically.

Additionally, a similar modified structure can be applied to ISBs to allow selected outlets and switches to be plugged into a given ISB mounted either horizontally or vertically.

For such applications, it is possible to configure an ISB of square or rectangular structure (not shown) to accommodate any vertical and/or horizontal orientation, whether switches, outlets, IoT, Ai, curtains, blinds controllers or any other device(s) for operating electrical equipment and/or devices within the premises of a residence, office or other given building.

The doubling of size allows applicant to obtain and connect vertically and horizontally mounted ISBs without modification, something never before seen. Such a change calls for the reconfiguration of all national power outlets (over 20 types) which applicant considers to be unique patented items. (Shown in Figs. 14, 15, 16 and 17.) This makes such interior-exterior construction outlets patentable.

The introduction of horizontal and/or vertical plug-in power outlets made it possible for the first time to design and assemble plug-in electrical grid elements (outlets and switches) that functioned as if they were a Lego game. The term Lego refers to the familiar cubic game structure.

The ISB disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 9,219,358 communicates between connections of cascaded ISBs via POF or other "optical cable" which is claimed to include an RF antenna. A substantial limitation of optical or RF signals is electrical and architectural codes that prohibit the introduction of low voltage copper wire between or into wall boxes containing ISBs mixed with AC live or neutral or other wires.
POF is flame retardant, a perfect insulator, and permitted to be mixed and intermixed with AC power lines with AC equipment and AC power sources.

The disclosed ISBs linked in a cascade and directly linked to the controller via a POF (the first ISB in the cascade) are a preferred example of a connection via each end of the POF terminated with a sharp cut using a POF cutting cutter.

The POF termination is disclosed as being attached to the "optical access" (opto port) by a push action and further locked to the opto port via a locking screw. Alternatively, the cut end (termination) can be locked with just a simple push via a structured locking element without the need for special tools.

This approach allows all elements of the ISB to be pluggable, including wires, POF, and pluggable devices, including AC-operated and AC-powered equipment such as IoT devices, with a variety of features and specifications.

In particular, IoT and/or Ai devices linked to an electrical and/or home automation grid perform at least one function, such as monitoring humidity, temperature, light, motion and other known environmental factors, which are included in the “Standard Plug-in Devices” described and referenced above.

The introduction of IoT and Ai devices into the internal power grid is another primary objective of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, enabled by POF.

Other communications through IoT and Ai devices provide communication of data and commands via RF through a given antenna, IR through an IR transceiver, and optical signals through optoports as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 9,219,358, to communicate at lower speeds to operate electrical appliances and report power consumption.

IoT, Ai and other devices require higher speed optical signal communication to exchange data with other intelligent devices (IoT and/or Ai devices) and/or communicate both the lower and/or higher speeds referenced over the same opto port or over two separate optical grids.

Current approaches that allow only one RF signal to be transmitted at a time are limited to the one related to inter- and onward communication between the above IoT and Ai devices, allowing only one RF signal to be transmitted by either of the two speed signals provided by the two separate optical grids.

Each cascade grid consists of terminated POF sections (disconnects), with each disconnect propagating its signal through a "4-way" optoport.

4-way low speed or higher speed or both provide for the propagation of commands and responses to and from electrical devices and controllers through a given outlet, communicating short protocols and commands via one of the lower and higher speed signals.
Providing high speed lines for IoT and AI devices and extending communication at higher speeds will operate the artificial intelligence devices (given electrical equipment) to communicate data and/or mixed data and protocols. Thus, generating higher speeds for data propagation is essential.

Low-speed or high-speed cascaded optoports require that each optoport consists of a bidirectional optical transceiver, each for bidirectional communication, i.e., receiving and/or transmitting in both directions to respond to commands or data or to propagate commands or data to the next optoport of the next cascaded intelligent box in the cascade, which may be low-speed, high-speed, or both.

Each of the two directions of a single cascaded optoport operating in both directions is effectively a dual bidirectional or "four-way" connection, switching point of optical signals, receiving commands, responding, sending commands to the next (cascaded) part, and re-propagating the responses to complete the four-way data exchange.

The propagation of optical signals can therefore actually be viewed as four-way. Repeated responses to the initial transmission are counterpropagated in each direction. No collision of reversing signals is permitted by the detection of the motion of the propagating signals detected by the receiving elements of the optoport transceiver, whether low speed or high speed signals as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 10,225,005.

High speed and 4-way propagation is provided through a setup of an ISB linked through two POFs, the second POF being for higher speeds and clearly capable of handling the operation and next reference of the above signals for Ai, IoT devices and other high speed devices.

Low speed signals are for speeds as low as 1Kbits per second using a short protocol consisting of 5 bytes as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 8,170,722, or detected by a phototransistor used in an optical transceiver as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 8,340,527, where a detection period of, for example, 0.1 to 2 milliseconds provides sufficient time to block or prevent the optical transmitter of the optoport from transmitting.

For higher speed signals, the detection and processing time may be insufficient to prevent collisions, and furthermore, for high speed optical signals above 100Kbits, the use of phototransistors is not recommended.

Phototransistors have a slow processing speed and their amplification is nonlinear, limiting speed. For higher speeds, the use of photodiodes or optodiodes is preferred.
On the other hand, phototransistors provide self-amplification, and the signal detected by an optodiode must be amplified, timed, and shaped by costly additional circuitry. Furthermore, multiprocessing introduces time delays in sensing the light or its motion propagated through cascaded POFs, and therefore may not be effective in ensuring collision-free operation.

Cascading POF cuts for high speed communication is not the subject of this invention, and optical processing speed includes a newly invented optoport consisting of direct optical access to the transmitter and receiver optical elements, including optical signal sensing circuitry and transmission start time.

The newly introduced Optoport elements and circuitry significantly enhance the intelligent capabilities of the Intelligent IoT and Ai Box, which is the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The introduction of a high speed optical grid into the ISB of a given facility's electrical grid introduces high speed grids that cascade between groups of boxes. The installation of such a high performance grid cannot be completed unless the grid is tested and verified, is performing as intended, or is adjusted, tested, and modified to perform as designed.
It would be desirable and another object of the present invention to have an expanded capability for the tester disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 10,313,141 (accommodating low speed cascaded grids and high speed cascaded grids). This takes into consideration that installers of electrical wiring devices are not installers of optical fiber communications and are not familiar with optical signal propagation.

Optical testers can be combined with calibration testers to calibrate intelligent AC outlets that measure AC current and calculate the power consumed by a load, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 8,422,729 and 8,594,965, which are incorporated herein by reference.

The disclosed optical signal tester is used with a hand pull tool to release and remove structured enclosures of hybrid switches, AC outlets, IoT, and Ai devices.
These correspond to a variety of sensors for the internal and external environments, detecting functions and details that are currently known or that are currently unknown but should be introduced in the future.
All are connected via cutting at least one POF segment of a plurality of cascaded optical segments of a POF grid, with each segment being terminated by a sharp cut with a manual cutting tool for termination as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,453,332 and 8,596,174.

The combined hand tool provides combined assistance to electrical installers, adding substantial assistance to simplify and facilitate installation and set-up as disclosed in many of the prior art cited U.S. patents above and incorporated herein by reference.

Deploying wallbox ISBs within a given building, whether an individual home or a high rise apartment building, is often problematic.
It involves a variety of physical elements, including those that may not have access to the optical fiber, such as cutting and terminating POF segments directly (but not indirectly) to other boxes and/or system distributors or controllers.

Connecting all of a given set of ISBs may require a complete replacement of the wiring equipment devices and boxes, resulting in high costs and inconvenience to residents and businesses.

For that reason, there is the option to provide a wireless grid within the ISB and facility that includes RF or IR in space for some of the elements and combinations that include optical, RF and IR or optical and IR, optical and RF, RF and IR.

Additionally, the referenced U.S. Patents Nos. 7,973,647, 8,170,722, 8,639,465, and many of the U.S. patents disclose bidirectional command converters including optical to RF, RF to optical, optical to electrical, electrical to optical, IR (optical) to RF, RF to IR, IR to electrical, electrical to IR, RF to electrical, electrical to RF, and combinations thereof.
Assigning multiple boxes to given regions, cascading them for communication between them, and implementing an ISB powered via AC power lines along with the other circuitry of the ISB for electrical, optical, IR or RF, and/or combinations thereof remains complex.
Another objective is to segment communications and protocols that prevent collisions of non-optical signals by restricting transmission of a given selected signal to only one, as managed and controlled by the home controller.

Provides different frequencies and/or modulation for electrical and RF signals, shortening the protocol by reducing the number of bits and address length. Includes programming to prevent collisions of communications with two or more ISBs in a given set of segmented cascaded lines, the details of which are further detailed in the preferred embodiment.

Furthermore, well-known cordless telephones operate in the 25 to 60 MHz band for internal communication within a building, using modulated signals such as FM, AM, ASK, FSK, and other well-known modulations for 8 or 16 zones or channels.

The use of a uniform common encoding protocol for all frequencies (as an example) can be adapted for communication between ISB and/or standard plug-in support boxes, allowing voice commands to be used between multiple IoT and Ai devices via connected IoT or Ai plug-in devices using well-known RF transceivers and antennas.

As explained above, lighting wiring is complex, time consuming, involves complex pre-engineered conduit work, and can usually be changed before the building is completed. Once installed, changes can be tedious and costly.

The installer's preference is to have grids and ducts to all the lights independent of the wall box.

Applicant's hybrid switch, known as Hiber ^™ (see U.S. Patent Nos. 10,586,671, 9,281,147, 9,257,251, 9,219,358, and 9,036,320) and the light-controlled light actuators described herein will enable the introduction of the first central lighting wall cabinet and/or panel where all home lights are physically connected and operated by key presses and controller commands on any of the hybrid switches, without a single lighting power wire being connected to any of the ISBs.

Instead of providing power to the switches, the ISB provides optical data to the controller via the cascaded POF grid. The wall cabinets are operated by the controller commands based on the data provided by the ISB.

The plugged-in outlet (without switching function) provides AC power to continuously power the AC loads connected to the ISB's AC outlets and reports power consumption to the controller via the cascaded POF.

A plugged-in light-controlled light switch is connected to the ISB and operates lights or other loads with the touch of a finger as programmed. Since there are no measurement wires, the actual power consumed is provided and calculated by the controller as programmed and the status is reported.

A further objective is the introduction of a new line of 1 - 4 combination switches, n plug-in combination switches that plug into an AC or DC ISB and into as many dual (outlet sockets) that conform to the Combination Switch(es) ^™ (COS) to turn up to four lights on and off per switch, reporting the status and power consumption of the many lights via each dual (outlet socket) of the ISB powered by AC or low voltage DC.

Each optically controlled light operated switch (light switch or BLA), further disclosed below, is optically operated and positioned by two LEDs and operated by the CPU of the (ISB). It generates an optical control light to the combination switch indicating the switch state. Another element of the (ISB) is a phototransistor that identifies and reports the on/off state.

A new plug-in casing is introduced in the size of a dual plug-in for the outlets in the ISB, which includes an LED and phototransistor to identify, indicate and report the on/off state to the ISB CPU.

The complexity and cost of a lighting system is directly related to the wiring through the old wall boxes. For example, each chandelier or even a single light bulb needs to be switched, and even for a chandelier or multi-bulb fixture, each lighting fixture requires at least one or more switches.

Each light must be connected via at least two AC wires (or DC power wires).

A typical house of about 100 ^m2 will have 20-25 light bulbs and 20-25 on-off switches. Each light bulb needs to be connected with two wires: a neutral wire and a live wire.

Multiple ducts and wiring are (partially) laid separately. The high cost of lighting installation is something to be solved. This application further introduces the most efficient way to simplify lighting wiring and duct and wiring costs, including power consumption reporting by light control actuators and/or combination switches, and provides yet another new objective.
The light-controlled light actuator with the combination switch generates a light signal or light-controlled light, each of which communicates with the combination switch via at least one cascaded POF and with the light-controlled actuator via a given cascaded POF, where the combination switch is further operated by a combination switch key press in response to a key press assigned to the given combination switch, or via a light command provided by the home controller.

The first ever lighting hybrid cabinet or panel works in concert with cascaded ISBs and parallel on/off switches operated via a common push key in the hybrid switch.

Push combination keys are a new introduction and are not mechanical hybrid switches. Mechanical hybrid switches are not known to be operated by optical light-controlled actuators.

Known hybrid switches include hybrid switches for lighting an entire home and are not known to generate light on/off commands over POF to a given light cabinet.

Both the light controlled light cutoff and combination switches provide the system engineer and electrical installer with the purpose and freedom to design a central lighting cabinet and set up panel to connect the L (live) and N (neutral) power lines through an efficient set up of in wall ducts. In a single or multiple lighting cabinets, the live and neutral power lines fed from the hybrid switch are used for each lighting fixture inside and around the residence.

The hybrid switches operated by the above mentioned lighting cabinets and/or panels and home controllers are based on optical signals propagated from photo-controlled lights or photo-controlled light actuators or combination switches.
It is important to note that each given plug-in switch is self-configured via the ISB which records the given plug-in switch and is subsequently detailed via the controller's display screen.

On or off commands to a given hybrid switch are optically propagated over the cascaded POF to the home controller and from the controller to the given hybrid switch.

Light ControlIn the unlikely event that a light actuator or combination switch is defective and unable to generate a command, or the controller is defective, the occupants of the home can operate any light manually (by finger touch) or via push keys assigned to each hybrid switch assigned on the light panel.

The terms "touch" or "finger touch" and/or "soft touch" refer to a soft touch by a finger of a wall mounted or other fixedly mounted push key for switching a lighting element "on" or "off" and/or the terms "press" or "soft press" may be used to replace the terms "touch" and/or "soft touch", including in the claims.
The terms "soft,""press," or "touch" are used in this application and claims to refer to a push by a user that blocks "light control light" in the visible or non-visible spectrum from passing through, or a soft press or pressure that actuates a key to block "light control light" from passing through an opening described herein in this presentation.

The two different terms "touch" or "press" refer to a firm press of the ISB and wall mounted light switch keys.

"Other light-controlled light switches" are wearable light switches attached to a decoratively designed shirt or the like, or to a wearable necktie or other wearable item.

The photo-controlled light and the combination switch differ in their disclosed functions, the former switching on and off (e.g. a light) and the other incrementally increasing or decreasing (up or down) the volume level. However, the basic function of the switch, i.e. SPST or SPDT function, is the same for both.

DPST and DPDT functions can be said to be identical through dual optical cascaded grid lines via ISB. It is known that optical switches can be formed based on the light source color spectrum.

It should be emphasized that the optical switch of the present invention is operated by interrupting (severing) the optical signal supplied through the POF or any other optical cable, whether straight or bent. None of this has been disclosed yet.

In contrast, combination switches are deployed in existing home automation (cascaded over POF) and require an optical switch to be added, but do not allow for changes or additions to existing ducts or wiring.

The Plug-in Combi Switch is introduced to provide a plug-in device that replaces a given duplex outlet with a link to a given ISB optical access, wirelessly switching 1-4 lights on/off.

Further details of the combination switch are disclosed above in the description of Figures 9A-9B and related text.

The commonality of fundamental control and communication via optical signals between home automation and hearing aids is undeniable. Both hearing aids and home controllers need optical switches to solve fundamental problems of the past and present, as disclosed above.

The decorative surfaces of the keys and outlets preferably include communication connectors, such as known RJ-45 or USB connectors for connecting routers, printers and other PC peripherals, and/or antenna or audio sockets for connecting low voltage devices via audio connectors, cable TV connectors, TV antennas or satellite dishes, in similar standard housings and of standard construction and size to fit the plug-in structure of the hybrid switch of the intelligent outlet.

The applicant's presentation of a half size and shape as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 10,225,005 applied to a home controller is not typical in patent applications. The applicant apologizes for some combinations that may not clearly convey the applicant's intent related to both home automation and hearing aids.

An examiner dealing with this application may be confused by the unclear orientation and combination of touching individual items, elements, devices, or systems, and the applicant provides this explanation in advance with the purpose of introducing a very important common unity that is not normally considered to be a unity.

As we know, but do not understand why, home automation has failed and home automation remains outdated.

At the same time, the history of hearing aids dates back to 1940-1945 when photocells were used for amplification, and as we started to move away from light bulbs in the 1960s, standards were created for hearing aids that were limited in size to the point that hearing aids today would not make sense. It is not easy to make a natural hearing aid, and therefore it is time to find a way to allow people to have hearing aids with the self-control they need.

Hearing aids are man vs. machine, and home automation is a decorated device vs. the home, and we are faced with the problem of control that is needed. No device can replace the current ability to programmatically control the whole home. However, the electrical industry is looking for something unrealistic to replace the home controller. Some of the home devices are under strict controls and regulations that cannot be violated and can be replaced, but some are based on old sizes and are a big obstacle, so no step has been taken to change the structure of home electrical.

Still, remaining home automation items that need to be explained are at least one method of setting up a home automation power grid and network that replaces century-old wiring, screws and terminals with a solid power supply (N19.3, GND19.11, AC19.7 in Figure 19A), shortens the depth from the back of the ISB, and converts multiple different 3-wire (L: live, N: neutral, G: ground) power lines into compatible wiring for introducing cascaded power lines.

Figures 18B and 19A and 19B clearly disclose the details and technique for latching the stripped wires LNG, 9.3-19.11 and 19.7. The other tool involved is the release tool 280 shown in Figure 19C, which is a known hand tool for releasing locked elements such as 19.8-1 - 19.8-3, and the three non-proprietary springs lock the wires tight and can be released by all three release tools 19.94.
The cascaded ISBs allow for the elimination of at least one century old method of consolidating residential and commercial electrical wiring, with each ISB connecting directly to the electrical grid and to at least one load via at least one plugged-in electrical wiring device. The ISBs are connected to at least one of a controller, distributor, and command converter via at least one of bidirectional optical signals via one of the cascaded grids of optical cables and wireless RF and IR signals propagating through space.
The ISB comprises a CPU, at least one of a configuration selector and a memory for loading the configuration and detailed data, a circuit for operating and calculating the power consumed by each load via the hard-wired device, and a communication circuit for communicating at least one bidirectional signal with one of the controllers and command converters via one of the home automation grid and network, and the method includes:
reading into said memory via said communication circuitry detailed data for each installed ISB (Intelligent Support Box) structured to include data for said at least one wiring device;
The method includes setting, by one of the setting selectors and via the controller or via one of a handheld loader and pad, one of an identification number, a code and an address for identifying the installation location within the facility of each of the intelligent support boxes.

Applicant urges the examiner to carefully consider the issue of a standard light bulb connected to a standard wall switch. The quality of professionally installed lighting varies, and it is unclear why an optimal lighting solution has not been found.

One big problem is that the spacing inside residential wall boxes remains 4" x 4" (as it has since Edison's time in the 1880s). Over the years, the problem has persisted, but nothing has been done to challenge this concern. Figure 2A illustrates the reality and clearly shows the current problem.

Another problem with lighting today is that almost all light bulbs use LEDs and require a low voltage supply, and the demand is increasing - whether that be 12V, 100V or 250V supply. The above is just the simple part, you cannot light a light bulb without wires and contacts (switches), wires (all forms) are required to provide power, whether AC or DC.

With the increasing number of lights, and many problems, the industry is looking for ways to eliminate wiring. But without going back to basics, you can't turn on a light bulb without a power source and a switch. The wiring problems come from the location of the switch, the location of the light, and the ducts inside the wall.

The above does not include any form of wireless or suggested wiring, nor do they disclose any contacted or bonded elements.

The industry suggests exploring ways to shorten the length of wiring and create and/or apply wireless or contactless devices.

Applicant has anticipated and disclosed in this application a light-controlled optical element for the implementation of an optical isolator switch, which is not merely a light isolator, nor a counter, nor is it a substantially imaginative application for which a patent listing is filed.

None of what has been discussed, shown, or proposed is an imaginary hybrid switch(es) or an imaginary light-controlled switch. About two years ago, a new switch idea emerged under the term light-controlled switch. Light-controlled switches are actuated by the interruption of an optical cable. Some people believed that light-controlled switches could be used to make switches, but light-controlled switches cannot create or carry electrical power. The electrical light is the result of a visually generated light-controlled light.

To that end, applicants disclose "light-controlled optical" and "optically controlled" switches that operate by breaking and closing contacts, respectively, of plastic optical fibers.
In all cases for these switches, the absolute need for a hybrid switch or hybrid circuit is disclosed. The applicant has issued U.S. Patents Nos. 9,018,803, 9,036,320, 9,219,358, 9,257,147, 9,541,911 and 10,586,671 from 2015 to 2020 for hybrid switches and hybrid circuits, and optical control including combination switches are applied together within this application.

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A comfortable touch method on the push surface of the cut light for self-controlling the noise caused to the surroundings by the verification process, by at least one finger touch surface, or multiple push surfaces or touch surfaces being visible through a covered decoration or hidden by a body or an attached dress, where the cut light is at least partially supported by or through a cascading or otherwise extending stripe of a given shape or design or structure of a selected plastic optical fiber (POF) line, generally a flat set of tin, supported by either a soft push or pool, or by a given push device(s) supported by a finger, or as otherwise desired;
A given POF line can be attached along the body line or bent to surround the central processing unit (CPU), and further linked with home surround device(s) such as a personal car or other related elements, extended from the body belt line to the shoulder line, ear height;
Generally, it is assumed that the speaker surround or other speaker holder includes the attached speaker, and there is an absolute necessity to select a given pair of cascade or other line supports, starting from the body belt or upper leg position line and the double shoulder and/or other bare powered light via the extended POF, and extending from the small battery space to the space around the shoulder or ear of a given person;
The dual CPU is the primary provider for controlling the timeless test and identifying noise generating areas including human noise, whether it be personal, dual, or collective disturbance, and/or a better choice by the current attempt to cut out the surrounding public noise (S);
There is a need to reduce ambient noise contained in power cabinets and/or lighting cabinets with hybrid switches installed in residential units and/or commercial units and/or public units, linked in a cascaded chain and further linked via a cascaded POF grid including direct communication such as one of RF and/or IR signals;
A plurality of intelligent support boxes-ISB are configured to link to said home controller, at least one of command converters via at least one of cascaded POF grids and wireless RF and/or IR signal exchange outdoors by finger pressing of cut light, and/or to be further notified by at least one of beamy light and/or combi signal, or use a body cover for pressing against the cut light, or be firmly pressed against it, or be self-locked;
The ISBs are self-configured by at least one selector to a given set, and communicate with the ISBs through a communication circuit, be it a single ISB or multiple ISBs, through one of the home controller grids or networks, be it one-way or two-way signals with home controllers and command converters, through wireless, for loading specific data status of the combine signal, for operation and for reading the power consumed by each individual load. The method includes the following steps:
a. loading said data specification into a given identified ISB designed and configured with the identified data to be assigned to said at least one memory device via said communication circuitry;
b. setting a given identification number and at least one given code and address for identifying an installation location in the unit covering each of the ISBs via either a setting selector and a home controller, and/or via either a handheld loader and/or a pad;
c. recording in at least one of the memories included in the home controller and the command converter via a communication circuit or a home controller grid and/or a network, the specific information including the specific installation location in the unit;
d. Identifying each load powered by one of the wiring devices through one of the setting selectors and identified loads stored in the memory of the home controller or the command converter, or through one of the hand loader and power plug, with an RFID reader and one of an optical port and an RFID tag accessed via a power outlet of the wiring device attached to a power socket of the ISB, respectively, mated to each other. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the grid is an optical grid for propagating at least one of the optical signals through the POF, including an outdoor line-of-sight IR propagating signal;
The network includes propagating signals consisting of optical signals over the POF, IR signals in line of sight, and electrical and RF signals outdoors, and combinations thereof.
The controller is selected from the group consisting of a video intercom monitor, a shopping terminal, a home automation controller, a home automation grid distributor, a keypad and touchpad controller, a handheld controller, and combinations thereof. The method of claim 2, wherein the optical and electrical signals are bidirectionally converted via one of the command converter and automation grid distributor to couple the propagated optical signals to electrical signals and electrical signals to optical signals, the RF and optical signals are bidirectionally converted via at least one of the automation grid distributors to couple the RF signals to optical signals and optical signals to RF signals, and the ISB exchanges signals corresponding to command and response signals for a given load via the automation grid. The method of claim 1, wherein the bidirectional signal includes an operation command for switching on and off at least one given load powered by at least one given electrical wiring device, and a response for providing to one of the controller and command converter at least one of data regarding a state of the at least one given load and data regarding one of a current drawn and a power consumed by the at least one given load. The method of claim 4, wherein the specific combination of a given load powered by a given electrical wiring device, one of the installation locations, one of the codes or addresses, and the operation commands and responses are integrated into a control command stored in a given memory and in the memory of at least one of the controller and command converter, by storing the integrated control command during initial setup of the system and randomly upgrading it via the controller, to allow a short recall of the operation command and response to be propagated through the grid and network to operate the given function of the given load at a given location via a single integrated command and a single integrated response. The method of claim 5, wherein a specific load powered via the ISB communicates via one of the RF signals outdoors, communicates via one of the optical signals via the optical port, and communicates via IR in line of sight, the specific load responds only to specific commands and responses, the given memory and the given memory of the controller and the command converter are updated to include the specific commands and responses, and the ISB is further configured via the controller to communicate the specific commands and responses to the specific load. The method of claim 5 includes a method in which a variety of loads powered via the ISB communicates in the open via one of the RF signals and one of the optical signals via the optical port and in line of sight, the variety of loads respond to a variety of commands and responses, a given memory including the command converter and the controller are updated to include the variety of commands and responses, and the ISB is further configured via the controller to communicate with each of the variety of loads, allowing only the variety of commands and responses appropriate to each of the variety of loads. The method of claim 1, wherein the ISB includes a restructured body to unify both horizontal and vertical versions into a single size, shape and capacity to support the electrical wiring device selected from the group consisting of manual switches, cut-lights, beamy and combination switches, hybrid switches, relays, power outlets, power sockets and combinations thereof. The method of claim 8, wherein the plug-in device(s) to the ISB are restructured to support one of an associated manual switch and/or a hybrid switch that includes on-off switching of a load powered via a given selected outlet, jointly mounted to the ISB for powering a load, and an outlet and switch that are mounted with the same push-in for both horizontal and vertical mounting. The touch method according to claim 1, wherein the residential and commercial units are selected from the group consisting of a single-family house, an apartment in a building, a hotel room and a suit, a shop, a restaurant, a club, a given area of a warehouse, an office, a garage, a workshop, a class and a class in a school, a library, a room and a room in a hospital, at least one of a room and a room in a public building, and at least one of an area and a zone in a factory. The comfort of the structural integration of the set with a soft push to cut light and a finger is at least one of the actuate commands by the home controller (home automation), linked by cascaded Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) with an extended POF grid through a cascaded grid of Intelligent Support Boxes (ISBs), the ISBs are cascaded through hardened conductor squeeze power cables consisting of live AC power (L), neutral (N) and earth (G), the AC power squeeze conductors provide upgraded sensing for each unit plugged in within the ISB;
wherein each ISB supports the calculated power delivered to the n loads, and further measures and reports to the home controller each power delivered by each of the n loads measured by a given current sensor, and at least one cut light of the cascaded ISB in the home is one cascaded unit of a building that is a residential, public, commercial, factory, school, parking lot, museum, theater, airport, and any other building that searches for surround automation via a second light (19-4A-Fig. 19B), and a line of the second cascaded ISB grid for communication by RF and/or IR between the home and the car, the building surroundings, and the home surroundings;
each of said plurality of ISBs includes a CPU, at least one of a configuration selector, and a memory for configuring the home automation grid and for loading specific data associated with each installed ISB (including data associated with wiring devices), circuitry for manipulating and calculating power consumed by each load via said wiring devices, and communication circuitry for communicating with at least one of said home controllers and command converters via one of said home automation grids and networks by way of at least one of two-way signals;
Each ISB provides a current drain sensor measuring from 1 millisecond (1 mS) to at least 1 milliwatt/watt, measures the power drawn by a load from 1 mw to 30 kw, and includes at least one sensor configured to supply (at least one of) n power devices, which may be pre-measured or randomly measured, and configured to break (power cut) as provided by the electrical wiring authority of a given country.
The configuration includes one of an identification number, and one of a code and address via at least one of the configuration selectors or wirelessly via one of the handheld loaders, loading a box identifier into a given memory and into a memory of the at least one controller and into a command converter for recording and identifying each of the ISB(s) and their installed location within the unit; and a given load to be powered via a given ISB is identified via one of the selects and configured to be a load identifier stored in the memory, and one of an optical port and an RFID tag is configured to mate with a respective combined optical port and RFID reader and accessed via a power outlet of the ISB with the wiring device attached to the ISB. 12. The structure integrated soft push to optical grid of claim 11, wherein the grid is one of a low voltage signal grid for propagating an electrical signal and an optical grid for propagating at least one of the optical signals through the POF including an IR signal propagated in the line of sight in the open air, and the network includes propagation of signals consisting of the optical signal through the POF, the line of sight IR signal, the electrical signal, the RF signal, and combinations thereof.
The controller is further programmed to exchange signals with the group consisting of a video interphone, a shopping terminal, a keypad, a touchpad, a handheld controller, and combinations thereof. The structure-integrated optical grid of claim 12, characterized in that the optical signal and the electrical signal can be converted bidirectionally to link the propagated optical signal and the propagated electrical signal, and the RF signal and the optical signal are converted bidirectionally, such as the RF signal and the optical signal, via one of the distributor of the automation grid and the ISB, in order to exchange signals corresponding to command signals and response signals of a given load via the automation grid. The structurally integrated electric grid of claim 11, wherein the operational command for the hybrid, combination or light controlled switch is responsive to operate at least one given load and provide data to the controller and command converter relating to a status of at least one of a current drawn and a power consumed by the at least one given load. The structurally integrated electric grid of claim 14 is characterized in that the specifics of a given load powered by a given power device, one of the installation locations, and one code and address combination are provided with the controller and command converter for storing and randomly upgrading integrated control commands via the controller, allowing short recall propagation of operation commands and responses through the grid and network, and operating the given function of the given load at the given location via a single integrated command and a single integrated response. The structurally integrated electric grid of claim 15, wherein the particular load responds only to particular commands and responses, the given memory of the controller and the command converter are updated to include the particular commands and responses, and the ISB is further configured via the controller to communicate the particular commands and responses to the particular load. The structurally integrated electric grid of claim 15, wherein the various loads powered through the ISB communicate with the various loads through one of the RF signals, the given memory and the given memory of the controller and the command converter are updated to include various commands and responses, and the ISB is further configured to communicate, through the controller, each of the various commands and responses appropriate to each of the various loads. The structurally integrated electric grid of claim 11, wherein the ISB(s) are horizontally oriented boxes structured with the same size and capacity as the vertically oriented boxes, and are selected from the group consisting of manual switches, hybrid switches, relays, power outlets, power sockets, IoT devices, AT devices, and combinations thereof, and are overcome with the same horizontal and vertical size and capacity of the newly introduced structurally integrated electric grid. The structurally integrated electric grid of claim 18, wherein the ISB is structured to switch on and off loads directly connected to one attached hybrid switch, including switching on and off loads powered via a given power outlet commonly attached to the intelligent support box to supply power to the load. The structurally integrated electrical grid of claim 11, wherein the residential and commercial units are selected from the group consisting of a single-family home, an apartment in a building, a hotel room and a suit, a shop, a restaurant, a club, a given area of a warehouse, an office, a garage, a workshop, a class and a room in a school, a library, a room and a room in a hospital, at least one of a room and a room in a public building, and at least one of an area and a zone in a factory.