Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for A Plug-And-Play Retrofit Smart Switch Assistant With Offline And Hybrid Control Capabilities

MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641077780 A) filed by New Horizon College Of Engineering on June 24, 2026, for A Plug-And-Play Retrofit Smart Switch Assistant With Offline And Hybrid Control Capabilities.

Inventors include Pallavi Nayak; B Swathi; Chandan Raj B R; and Vipul Raj.

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a plug-and-play retrofit smart switch system named ESPSwitchBot, designed to enable intelligent control of conventional electrical switches without requiring rewiring or replacement. The system integrates a microcontroller-based architecture with relay modules, manual input sy...