APPLIANCE NETWORK FOR A NETWORKED APPLIANCE WITH A NETWORK BINDER ACCESSORY
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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 network binder accessory configured to selectively bind at least one of the interconnected nodes to a wireless 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 network binder accessory and configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages between the components and between the accessory and the components.
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Abstract
An appliance network has a network binder accessory to establish a private network among nodes that might be on different networks, using “one-click”.
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16 Claims
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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 network binder accessory configured to selectively bind at least one of the interconnected nodes to a wireless 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 network binder accessory and configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages between the components and between the accessory and the components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A network binder accessory for use in conjunction with a 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;
a first instance of a software architecture having a plurality of software elements configured to at least one of generate and receive a plurality of messages configured for controlling the components to perform a cycle of operation to complete a physical domestic operation on an article, the net work binder accessory comprising;a second instance of the software architecture configured to at least one of generate and receive the plurality of messages; and a communication link configured to be coupled with the first networked appliance to permit the plurality of messages to be transferred between the accessory and the first networked appliance, wherein the network binder is configured to selectively bind at least one of the plurality of nodes to a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a plurality of components, each component associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes;
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15. A network binder accessory comprising:
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a processor, memory, and a power source to energize the processor and the memory, a wireless transmitter/receiver, wherein the processor and memory operate to communicate with a first node by way of the wireless transmitter/receiver, and store a private network ID a visual indicator that indicates communication with the first node, and at least one button to cause the wireless transmitter/receiver to transmit the private network ID, whereby when the private network ID is transmitted to a second node, the private network ID is attached to the second node to establish a private network comprising the first and second nodes having the private network ID. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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