APPLIANCE NETWORK FOR A NETWORKED APPLIANCE AND A CELLULAR PHONE
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1. An appliance network comprising:
- a first networked appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation to complete a physical domestic operation on an article, the first networked appliance having;
a communication network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes configured to communicate across the communication network;
a plurality of components, each component associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes; and
a cellular phone having at least one node in communication with the communication network; and
a software architecture comprising a plurality of software elements and configured to generate a plurality of messages, with at least one of the software elements residing in each of the components and in the cellular phone and configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages between the components and between the cellular phone and the components.
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Abstract
An appliance network to establish communication between a first networked appliance and a cellular phone.
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1. An appliance network comprising:
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a first networked appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation to complete a physical domestic operation on an article, the first networked appliance having;
a communication network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes configured to communicate across the communication network;
a plurality of components, each component associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes; and
a cellular phone having at least one node in communication with the communication network; and
a software architecture comprising a plurality of software elements and configured to generate a plurality of messages, with at least one of the software elements residing in each of the components and in the cellular phone and configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages between the components and between the cellular phone and the components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An appliance network comprising:
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a first networked appliance a cellular phone having at least one node in communication with the communication network; and
a communication network coupling the first networked appliance and the cellular phone such that the first networked appliance and cellular phone can communicate with each other. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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