Interactive appliance remote controller, system and method

Details Interactive appliance remote controller, system and method Interactive appliance remote controller, system and method

1996-12-26

1999-06-01

Holloway, III, Edwin C.

Communications: electrical

Continuously variable indicating

With meter reading

34082554, 370278, 370282, 348734, 455353, 4551511, 37910202, H04Q 100

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059091835

ABSTRACT:
In a personal area network, a method for programming an appliance by a controller. The method includes steps of a) determining (358), by the controller (300), that the appliance (324) is included in the personal area network; b) determining (328), by the controller (300), that the appliance (324) is in data communication with the controller (300); and c) when the appliance (324) is in data communication with the controller (300), performing substeps of: i) requesting downloading (330) of a command set for controlling the appliance (324); ii) receiving (332) the command set for controlling the appliance (324); and iii) programming (401) the command set into a memory of the controller.

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