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1. A system for programming a programmable device having an interface for a portable memory medium, comprising:
- an interactive interface executable on a stand-alone computer appliance for creating a program for the programmable device;
a portable memory medium; and
a downloading mechanism for transferring the created program to the portable memory medium.
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Abstract
A system for programming a programmable device having an interface for a portable memory medium has an interactive interface executable on a stand-alone computer appliance for creating a program for the programmable device, a portable memory medium, and a downloading mechanism for transferring the created program to the portable memory medium.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for programming a programmable device having an interface for a portable memory medium, comprising:
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an interactive interface executable on a stand-alone computer appliance for creating a program for the programmable device;
a portable memory medium; and
a downloading mechanism for transferring the created program to the portable memory medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. A programmable device wherein the entire programming interface comprises:
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a port for receiving a portable memory device; and
logic for reading a program from a portable memory device engaged at the port and for transferring that program to an internal memory for execution.
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15. A method for programming a programmable device, comprising acts of:
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(a) providing a sole programming interface for the device as a port for reading a portable memory medium and logic for transferring a program from the medium to an internal memory of the device;
(b) providing an interactive interface for creating a program for the programmable device, the interactive interface executable on a display of a computer appliance having a downloading mechanism for recording a program created on the portable memory medium; and
(c) using the portable medium for transferring the program created to the programmable device.
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16. A system for programming a programmable device having an interface for receiving a program, comprising:
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an interactive interface executable on a stand-alone computer appliance for creating a program for the programmable device; and
a transmitter for transmitting the program to the programmable device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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