METHOD FOR INITIATING A CONSUMABLE-BASED CYCLE OF OPERATION
First Claim
1. A method of initiating a cycle of operation based on a consumable in one of a plurality of appliances, each of which communicates over a network, the method comprising:
- providing a consumable reader having a software architecture configured to image data, communicate over the network, and identify functionalities of appliances based on a unique identifier associated with each instance of a functionality,imaging data about the consumable using the consumable reader;
retrieving cycle data associated with the consumable based on the imaged data;
ascertaining in the software architecture at least one functionality associated with the cycle data;
selecting from the plurality of appliances an appliance having the at least one functionality using the unique identifier associated with an instance of the at least one functionality; and
communicating the cycle data to the selected appliance over the network of appliances wherein the selected appliance can conduct a cycle of operation associated with the consumable using the cycle data.
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Abstract
A method of initiating a cycle of operation based on a consumable includes providing a consumable reader having a software architecture configured to image data, communicate over a network, and identify functionalities of appliances based on a unique identifier associated with each instance of a functionality, imaging data about the consumable using the consumable reader; retrieving cycle data associated with the consumable based on the imaged data; ascertaining in the software architecture at least one functionality associated with the cycle data; selecting from the plurality of appliances an appliance having the at least one functionality using the unique identifier associated with an instance of the at least one functionality; and communicating the cycle data to the selected appliance over the network of appliances wherein the selected appliance can conduct a cycle of operation associated with the consumable using the cycle data.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a cycle of operation based on a consumable in one of a plurality of appliances, each of which communicates over a network, the method comprising:
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providing a consumable reader having a software architecture configured to image data, communicate over the network, and identify functionalities of appliances based on a unique identifier associated with each instance of a functionality, imaging data about the consumable using the consumable reader; retrieving cycle data associated with the consumable based on the imaged data; ascertaining in the software architecture at least one functionality associated with the cycle data; selecting from the plurality of appliances an appliance having the at least one functionality using the unique identifier associated with an instance of the at least one functionality; and communicating the cycle data to the selected appliance over the network of appliances wherein the selected appliance can conduct a cycle of operation associated with the consumable using the cycle data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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