Device and a method for operating an electronic utility device from a portable telecommunication apparatus
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Abstract
A server device has a programmable controller, a memory coupled to the controller, and a server program stored in the memory and executable by the controller. A first interface of the server device provides a first communication link to a portable telecommunication apparatus. A second interface connects the server device to an electronic utility device. The server program communicates with a client program in the portable telecommunication apparatus through the first interface. The server program also communicates with the electronic utility device through the second interface, so that digital information may be transferred between the portable telecommunication apparatus and the electronic utility device.
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35 Claims
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15. A server device, comprising:
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a programmable controller, a memory coupled to the controller, a server program stored in the memory and executable by the controller, a first interface means for establishing a first communication link to a portable telecommunication apparatus, and a second interface means for connecting the server device to an electronic utility device, wherein the server program is adapted to communicate with a client program in the portable telecommunication apparatus through the first interface means, and is adapted to communicate with the electronic utility device through the second interface means, so that digital information may be transferred between the portable telecommunication apparatus and the electronic utility device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31)
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24. Apparatus for use in operating an electronic utility device from a portable telecommunication apparatus having a client program for accessing a global information network, comprising:
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server means having a server program;
a communication link, capable of transferring digital information in accordance with at least one protocol for accessing the global information network, between the server means and the portable telecommunication apparatus;
means for connecting the electronic utility device to the server device; and
means for transmitting digital information, which is related to a functionality of the electronic utility device, between the electronic utility device and the server program of the server device, and between the server program of the server device and the client program of the portable telecommunication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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