SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLIANCE ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE

摘要

The invention consists of an electrical circuit having an internal CPU with clock, and means for switching external loads. By means of the CPU, clock, and possibly internal lookup tables, times during which certain circuits are to be switched off or on are determined. For example the CPU may be programmed to determine the time of the Sabbath onset each week, this time in fact shifting with the seasons as it is linked to the time of sunset. By use of the switching means (which may be implemented in the form of relays for instance) appliances such as lights, heaters and the like may be switched on or off for the duration of various events such as Sabbath, holidays, and the like, in accordance with yearly or multi-year calendars.