Acoustic coupling product label
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an acoustic coupling product label for mounting on a product to be serviced, the label including (i) a memory for storing information relating to the product to be serviced, and (ii) an acoustic transducer which emits tones corresponding to the product information;
a computerized product support system which collects and interprets information provided by the label;
a telephone; and
control means for controlling flow of data from the label over the telephone to the system at a rate and time required by the system.
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Abstract
A system comprises an acoustic coupling product label (20) for mounting on a product to be serviced. The label (20) includes a memory (23) for storing information relating to the product to be serviced, control means (29) for controlling the flow of data from the label (20), an activation switch (22), and an acoustic transducer that emits tones corresponding to said product information. The system further includes a telephone (30) and a computerized product support system (50), which collects and interprets the information provided by the label (20). The control means (29) is arranged to control the flow of data from the label (20) to the system (50) at a rate and time required by the system (50).
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33 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an acoustic coupling product label for mounting on a product to be serviced, the label including (i) a memory for storing information relating to the product to be serviced, and (ii) an acoustic transducer which emits tones corresponding to the product information;
a computerized product support system which collects and interprets information provided by the label;
a telephone; and
control means for controlling flow of data from the label over the telephone to the system at a rate and time required by the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An acoustic coupling product label for mounting on or near the front of a product or in an easily accessible location on a product to be serviced, the label comprising:
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a memory for storing information relating to the product to be serviced;
an activation switch;
an acoustic transducer which emits tones corresponding to the product information; and
control means for controlling flow of data to a computerized product support system at a rate and time required by the system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computerized product support system comprising:
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means for receiving tones corresponding to product information from an acoustic coupling product label; and
means for transmitting tones to the label to inform the label of the rate and time at which the system requires the information. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of providing product information over a standard telephone line to a computerized product support system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an acoustic coupling product label for mounting on a product to be serviced, the label having a memory containing the product information;
locating a telephone near the label;
activating the label so that tones corresponding to the product information are transmitted over the standard telephone; and
controlling the transmission of the information at a rate and time required by the computerized product support system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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