Software updates for electronic appliances
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1. A method of updating software on an appliance that includes an interrogator for interrogating memory tags, the method comprising releasably attaching a memory tag to the appliance, updating the software from the memory tag, and removing the tag from the appliance.
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A method of updating software on an appliance that includes an interrogator for interrogating memory tags includes releasably attaching a memory tag to the appliance, updating the software from the memory tag, and removing the tag from the appliance. The update software can be supplied on a memory tag attached to a carrier having information thereon relating to the update software.
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- 1. A method of updating software on an appliance that includes an interrogator for interrogating memory tags, the method comprising releasably attaching a memory tag to the appliance, updating the software from the memory tag, and removing the tag from the appliance.
- 9. An appliance having a memory tag releasably attached thereto, the appliance including memory having software stored therein, and a reading device arranged to read data from the tag, wherein the tag has a software update stored thereon.
- 15. A method of manufacturing an appliance comprising providing an appliance with software loaded thereon, releasably attaching a memory tag to the appliance, and loading a software update onto the tag, the software update being arranged for updating the software.
- 19. Apparatus for updating software on an appliance, the apparatus comprising a memory tag having upgrade software stored thereon and being arranged to communicate the software wirelessly to a reader, and a carrier to which the tag is attached, the carrier carrying information relating to the upgrade software.
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24. A method of distributing update software for appliances, the method comprising loading update software onto a memory tag, attaching the tag to a carrier, the carrier carrying information relating to the software, and distributing the tag with the carrier.
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25. A method of updating software on an appliance that includes an interrogator for interrogating memory tags, the method comprising identifying from information carried on a carrier a memory tag attached to the carrier having update software stored thereon that is appropriate to the appliance, and causing the appliance to upload the software from the tag thereby to update software of said appliance.
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