System and Method for Communicating Status Information
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1. A method for communicating information pertaining to a task, comprising:
- receiving wirelessly first status information, wherein the first status information specifies a first status associated with a task;
indicating the first status to a user;
receiving input from the user indicating a second status associated with the task; and
in response to receiving the input from the user, transmitting wirelessly second status information to a remote device, wherein the second status information specifies the second status.
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Abstract
A method for communicating information pertaining to a task includes receiving wirelessly first status information. The first status information specifies a first status associated with a task. The method also includes indicating the first status to a user and receiving input from the user indicating a second status associated with the task. Additionally, the method includes transmitting wirelessly second status information to a remote device in response to receiving the input from the user. The second status information specifies the second status.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for communicating information pertaining to a task, comprising:
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receiving wirelessly first status information, wherein the first status information specifies a first status associated with a task; indicating the first status to a user; receiving input from the user indicating a second status associated with the task; and in response to receiving the input from the user, transmitting wirelessly second status information to a remote device, wherein the second status information specifies the second status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for communicating information pertaining to a task, comprising:
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a wireless interface operable to receive and transmit information wirelessly; a user interface operable to receive input from a user relating to a task; a display; and a processor operable to; receive first status information through the wireless interface, wherein the first status information specifies a first status associated with the task; indicate the first status to the user using the display; receive input from the user indicating a second status associated with the task; and in response to receiving the input, transmit second status information to a remote device through the wireless interface, wherein the second status information specifies the second status. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for completing tasks, comprising;
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a management module operable to wirelessly transmit status information to and wirelessly receive status information from a plurality of status indicators; and the plurality of status indicators including a first status indicator, the first status indicator operable to; wirelessly receive first status information from the management module, wherein the first status information specifies a first status associated with a task; indicate the first status to a user; receive input from the user indicating a second status associated with the task; and in response to receiving the input, wirelessly transmit second status information to the management module, wherein the second status information specifies the second status. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for communicating information pertaining to a task, comprising:
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means for wirelessly receiving first status information, wherein the first status information specifies a first status associated with a task; means for indicating the first status to a user; means for receiving input from the user indicating a second status associated with the task; and means for wirelessly transmitting second status information to a remote device in response to receiving the input from the user, wherein the second status information specifies the second status.
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