Method for managing appliances

Details Method for managing appliances Method for managing appliances

2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Kosowski, Alexander (Department: 2125)

Data processing: generic control systems or specific application

Specific application, apparatus or process

Product assembly or manufacturing

C711S115000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11292130

ABSTRACT:
A method for maintaining and/or repairing an appliance is provided. The appliance includes collecting data from the appliance, wherein a flash device collects information from the appliance; launching an application from the flash device after the flash device interfaces with a computing system, wherein the application provides a user interface with selectable options for maintaining and/or repairing the appliance; contacting a server, wherein the computing system has access to a network connection and connects to the server; and transmitting the collected information from the flash device to the server.

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