System and method for using a hand held device to display product information
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a consumer appliance having a memory, the memory having stored therein an electronic document including instructions relevant to the operation of the consumer appliance; and
a hand-held device having a display;
wherein the consumer appliance and the hand-held device are adapted to communicate such that the consumer appliance can transmit signals indicative of the electronic document to the hand-held device and the hand-held device can display in the display a representation of the electronic document.
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Abstract
A system and method for using a hand held device having a display to display information related to a consumer appliance. In one described embodiment the system generally includes the consumer appliance which has a memory in which is stored an electronic document including instructions relevant to the operation of the consumer appliance. The consumer appliance is adapted to communicate with the hand-held device. In this manner, the consumer appliance can transmit signals indicative of the electronic document to the hand-held device and the hand-held device can display in the display a representation of the electronic document. In another described embodiment, the system generally includes the hand-held device and a Web site which stores instructions relevant to the operation of the consumer appliance. The hand-held device is adapted to communicate with the Web site to retrieve the instructions for display in the display.
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27 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a consumer appliance having a memory, the memory having stored therein an electronic document including instructions relevant to the operation of the consumer appliance; and
a hand-held device having a display;
wherein the consumer appliance and the hand-held device are adapted to communicate such that the consumer appliance can transmit signals indicative of the electronic document to the hand-held device and the hand-held device can display in the display a representation of the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of displaying a document including information relevant to the operation of a consumer appliance, comprising:
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retrieving the document from a memory resident on the consumer appliance; and
displaying the document on a hand-held device. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method of displaying a document including instructions relevant to the operation of a consumer appliance, comprising:
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storing information representative of the consumer appliance in a hand-held device having a display;
using the information to access a Web server on which the document is stored;
downloading the document from the Web server to the hand-held device; and
displaying the document in the display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. In a hand-held device, a readable media having instructions for displaying a document including information relevant to the operation of a consumer appliance, the instructions performing steps comprising:
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requesting the transmission of the document from a memory resident on the consumer appliance; and
displaying the transmitted document on the hand-held device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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13. In a hand-held device having a display, a readable media having instructions for displaying a document including instructions relevant to the operation of a consumer appliance, the instructions performing steps comprising:
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storing information representative of the consumer appliance;
using the information to access a Web server on which the document is stored;
downloading the document from the Web server to the hand-held device; and
displaying the document in the display.
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17. A system, comprising:
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a hand-held device having a display and a memory in which is stored a representation of a make of a consumer appliance; and
a Web site on which is stored instructions relevant to the operation of the make of the consumer appliance;
wherein the hand-held device is adapted to communicate with the Web site to retrieve the instructions for display in the display.
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23. A hand-held device, comprising:
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a display;
a memory in which is stored information representative of a make of a consumer appliance; and
a browser application comprising instructions for retrieving via a network connection documentation relevant to the operation of the consumer appliance represented by the information in the memory and for displaying the retrieved documentation in the display.
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