NETWORK CONFIGURATION VIA A WIRELESS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system (10) for configuring a remote healthcare system using encoded configuration messages, including:
- a first device (12) that requires entry of encoded configuration information to be functional; and
a second device (18, 24, 26, 28, 32) that either enters the configuration information directly or presents the configuration information as codewords or symbols.
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Abstract
When configuring a network system (10) in a user'"'"'s residence, a patient to receive home healthcare assistance or other user receives an encoded configuration message. One type of configuration message includes a sequence of code words, each of which corresponds to one or more numerical digits, which the user receives via voice or text message on a mobile phone (28), as an email message, etc., and the user enters the codewords into a set top box (STB) (12). The user enters the codewords by selecting the codewords and/or images representing the codewords displayed on a GUI (18). The STB (12) uses a translation table (40, 42) to decode the codewords to determine the numerical sequences. The complete sequence represents a configuration information sequence, such as a user ID, an IP address, or the like, and is employed by the STB (12) to configure itself and/or other components in the network system (10). If the configuration message is received on a Bluetooth-capable cellular device, the configuration sequence is sent wirelessly to the STB (12).
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A system (10) for configuring a remote healthcare system using encoded configuration messages, including:
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a first device (12) that requires entry of encoded configuration information to be functional; and a second device (18, 24, 26, 28, 32) that either enters the configuration information directly or presents the configuration information as codewords or symbols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for configuring a remote healthcare system, comprising:
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receiving encoded configuration information in an encoded configuration message at a first device (12); and using a second device (18, 24, 26, 28, 32) to enter the configuration information directly into the first device (12) via a wireless communication link or to present the encoded configuration information as codewords or symbols for manual entry into the first device (12). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for configuring a set top box (STB), including:
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means (28) for receiving an encoded configuration message; means (16, 28, 32) for entering codewords contained in the configuration message into the STB (12); means (40, 42) for decoding the codewords and determining a numerical sequence represented by the codewords; and means (20) for configuring the STB (12) using the numerical sequence. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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