A sensor for inductively measuring the current in a conductor flowing through a recess in a printed circuit board. Wire loops on the printed circuit board function as the inductive current sensor. Combined with a voltage measurement, the energy being dissipated in the conductor's load circuit can be determined and transmitted wirelessly. Control circuits can be integrated with the metering hardware to enable the remote modulation of the load's power. The inductive sensor(s) can be used to track differences between the load's supply and return currents. If a fault is detected, the circuit can be broken for safety, serving a ground fault circuit interruption (GFCI) purpose.

The magnetic field in the vicinity of a conductor can be sensed by wire loops to measure the current in the nearby conductor. A sensor in a printed circuit board can detect and measure currents flowing through the PCB itself, yielding a thin, inexpensive, scalable solution for energy monitoring.

A method for mobile device control of vehicle security features that includes monitoring the status of predetermined vehicle conditions of a vehicle. In response to detecting the activation of one or more of the predetermined vehicle conditions, the method also includes monitoring the vehicle to detect an execution of one or more preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle. In response to detecting no execution of any preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle, the method also includes, based on the predetermined vehicle settings, sending a security enablement command to the body control module (BCM) of the vehicle via the embedded software, and based on the security enablement command, enabling one or more security schemes via the BCM.

A method for mobile device control of vehicle security features that includes monitoring the status of predetermined vehicle conditions of a vehicle. In response to detecting the activation of one or more of the predetermined vehicle conditions, the method also includes monitoring the vehicle to detect an execution of one or more preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle. In response to detecting no execution of any preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle, the method also includes, based on the predetermined vehicle settings, sending a security enablement command to the body control module (BCM) of the vehicle via the embedded software, and based on the security enablement command, enabling one or more security schemes via the BCM.