PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE AND PROGRAMMING METHOD
First Claim
1. A programmable device comprising:
- a controller for executing a sequence of program instructions to control the programmable device; and
a near field communication device for retrieving the program instructions from at least one transmission tag and for providing the controller with the retrieved sequence of program instructions.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a programmable device (10) comprising a controller (14) for processing a sequence of program instructions to control the programmable device; and a near field communication device (12) for retrieving the program instructions from at least one transmission tag (24) and for providing the controller (14) with the retrieved sequence of program instructions. In an embodiment, the controller (14) is arranged to receive individual instructions from respective transmission tags (24). This facilitates the programming of the device (10) by means of instruction-carrying transmission tags, which, amongst others, allows for easy programming of programmable toys such as robots.
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1. A programmable device comprising:
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a controller for executing a sequence of program instructions to control the programmable device; and a near field communication device for retrieving the program instructions from at least one transmission tag and for providing the controller with the retrieved sequence of program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of programming a programmable device comprising a controller for executing a sequence of program instructions to control the programmable device and a near field communication device coupled to the controller, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication between the near field communication device and a first transmission tag comprising at least a part of the sequence of program instructions; retrieving the at least part of the sequence of program instructions from the first transmission tag with the near field communication device; and storing the at least part of the sequence of program instructions in a program memory of the controller for execution by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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