Apparatus for downloading documentation
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1. An apparatus for initiating a document download comprising:
- a memory with document download instructions stored therein;
a wireless transmitter linked to said memory for transmitting download instructions via a wireless protocol; and
an activation switch for causing said wireless transmitter to retrieve said document download instructions from said memory and to transmit said instructions.
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Abstract
An apparatus for obtaining product documentation is attached to the product, and has a memory, an activation switch, and a transmitter. Upon activation, the transmitter retrieves document download instructions stored in the memory, and transmits the instructions via a short range wireless protocol to a portable processor based device. The processor based device then executes the document download instructions, with the result that the device is caused to connect to a data network, locate a specified data file, and download the data file.
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1. An apparatus for initiating a document download comprising:
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a memory with document download instructions stored therein;
a wireless transmitter linked to said memory for transmitting download instructions via a wireless protocol; and
an activation switch for causing said wireless transmitter to retrieve said document download instructions from said memory and to transmit said instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16)
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12. An apparatus for causing a processor based device to download a document, the apparatus connectable to a product, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory with document download instructions stored therein, said document download instructions comprising processor executable instructions for causing the processor based device to locate a data file stored on a network accessible storage device, said data file containing a document corresponding to the product, said instructions for causing said processor based device to download said data file from said storage device to the processor based device;
a short range wireless transmitter linked to said memory for transmitting said download instructions via a wireless protocol to the processor based device, said wireless transmitter having an operable range of not more than about 10 meters;
a DC power source linked to said memory and linked to said transmitter, said DC power source for powering said memory and said transmitter;
a shell containing said memory, said DC power source, and said transmitter, said shell having connection means for connection to the product; and
,an activation switch for causing said wireless transmitter to transmit said document download instructions to the processor based device, said activation switch penetrating said shell.
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13. A computer program product for causing an apparatus to initiate a document download, the computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored in a computer readable medium, the instructions when executed causing the apparatus to:
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detect a prompt from activation of an activation switch;
retrieve document download instructions from a memory linked to said activation switch after receiving said prompt; and
, transmit said document download instructions from a transmitter via a wireless protocol.
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17. A computer program product for causing an apparatus to initiate a document download, the computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored in a computer readable medium, the instructions when executed causing the apparatus to:
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detect a prompt from an activation switch;
retrieve document download instructions from a memory linked to said activation switch after receiving said prompt, said document download instructions comprising instructions for execution by a processor based device that when executed cause said device to locate a data file at a specified network address and to download said data file; and
,transmit said document download instructions from a transmitter via a wireless protocol having an operable range of not more than about 3 meters.
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