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Appliance communication system and method

  • US 20050203647A1
  • Filed: 03/15/2004
  • Published: 09/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intelligent appliance control system comprising:

  • a data interface adapted to place an associated appliance in data communication with an associated remote user interface;

    means adapted for acquiring state information from the associated appliance, which state information is representative of at least one of a current and future state of the associated appliance;

    means adapted for communicating the state information to the data interface, whereby the state information is made available for communication to the associated user interface;

    the data interface including means for acquiring state change information received from the associated remote user interface, representative of an altered, desired future state of the associated appliance;

    means adapted for generating a state change signal representative of the desired future state of the associated appliance; and

    means adapted for communicating the state change signal to the associated appliance.

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