Remote generation and distribution of command programs for programmable devices

• US 20010032278A1
• Filed: 02/09/2001
• Published: 10/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Original Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, David W., Brown, Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US09/780,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20010032278A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/258 providing specific settings for specific users
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0493 controlled by voice
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/14 with provision for individual teacher-student communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1078 Resource delivery mechanisms

Abstract

A control system for generating and distributing command programs for programmable devices. The control system comprises a server system, a remote system, a programmable device, and a communications system. The server system runs a controlling software program that generates command programs based on an application program. The remote system runs an industry standard browser program. The programmable device performs tasks based on command programs. The communications system allows the industry standard browser program and the device program to communicate with the controlling software program. An end user controls the controlling software program using the remote system to generate a desired command program based on a desired task and downloads the desired command program to the programmable device through the communications system.

Claims

1. A system for generating and distributing command programs for programmable devices, comprising:

a server system for running a controlling software program that generates command programs based on an application program;

a remote system for running an industry standard browser program;

a programmable device that performs tasks based on command programs;

a communications system that allows the industry standard browser program and the device program to communicate with the controlling software program;

wherein

an end user can control the controlling software program using the remote system to generate a desired command program based on a desired task and download the desired command program to the programmable device through the communications system.