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System for remotely programming a portable information device using visible optical pattern transmitted from a display device while concurrently displaying human-readable explanation of the pattern

  • US 5,748,895 A
  • Filed: 01/17/1997
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for remotely programming a programmable portable information device using optical data transmission from a visual display device, the portable information device having an optical sensor, the method comprising the following steps:

  • displaying, on the visual display device, a sequence of changing optical patterns in a first color that is detectable by the optical sensor of the portable information device to optically transmit a serial stream of data; and

    displaying, on the visual display device concurrently with the sequence of optical patterns, a human-readable image in a second color different from the first color that cannot be detected by the optical sensor to explain to a user the data being optically transmitted through use of the optical patterns, wherein the optical patterns in the first color and the human-readable image in the second color are visible to a human eye.

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