Remote control for ice making machines
First Claim
1. A process comprising:
- remotely controlling a function of an ice making machine;
wherein the ice making machine is inside a building; and
wherein the function of the ice making machine is remotely controlled from outside the building.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile hand-held secure system for controlling and monitoring ice making machines which is preferably comprised of a single hand-held master selector device that transmits up to eight discrete bits of data to, and receives up to eight discrete bits of data from, one of numerous remote devices using secure data encoded on an RF signal, and a remote device installed in the ice making machine. The remote device electrically detects the operating status of up to eight designated functions of the ice making machine and when requested, transmits the status of said functions to the hand-held master selector device using secure data encoded on an RF signal, and decodes the secure data received from the hand-held master selector device and electrically controls up to eight designated functions of the ice making machine based on the operator supplied input to the wireless mobile hand-held master selector device.
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23 Claims
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1. A process comprising:
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remotely controlling a function of an ice making machine;
wherein the ice making machine is inside a building; and
wherein the function of the ice making machine is remotely controlled from outside the building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A process of remotely controlling an ice making machine, the process comprising:
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providing an ice making machine inside a building or a room of an entity leasing said ice making machine, wherein the ice making machine comprises a plurality of controls adapted for operation of the ice making machine and a receiver device in electronic communication with said controls;
determining whether said entity has an overdue lease account, and if so, signaling the receiver device, from outside of said building or room, to effect a change in said controls that stops ice production. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling an ice making machine comprising:
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a remote master selector device;
a receiver device connected to the ice making machine;
wherein the master selector device is configured to send a first signal to the receiver device and receive a second signal from the receiver device;
wherein the receiver device is configured to receive the first signal from the master selector device and change a function of the ice making machine based on the first signal; and
wherein the receiver device is configured to detect a status of the function and send the status to the master selector device via the second signal;
wherein the first signal and second signal are sent via radio waves. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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