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Method and Apparatus for Remote Service of an Appliance

  • US 20080287121A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Published: 11/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An appliance, configured to perform a cycle of operation to complete a physical operation on an article, comprising:

  • a communication network having 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 software architecture having a plurality of software elements and configured to generate a plurality of messages on the communication network; and

    a service accessory disposed and configured to communicate with the software architecture for monitoring at least one of the plurality of components, wherein at least one of the software elements resides in each of the components and is configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages among the components and between the accessory and the at least one of the plurality of components.

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