Remote operation management system
First Claim
1. A remote operation management system for commercial appliances, comprising:
- a user interface for authorizing use of an appliance;
a dedicated appliance controller coupled to said user interface and the appliance for controlling operation of the appliance;
an appliance communication controller coupled to said user interface over an appliance communication connection;
an external host controller coupled to the appliance communication controller over a host communication connection, the external host controller configured to communicate a message for the appliance to the appliance communication controller, said appliance communication controller configured to detect a data interruption over said host communication connection, said appliance communication controller configured to detect an operation status of said appliance for controlling upgrading of the appliance; and
a remote management system coupled to said external host controller and configured to control a function of the appliance.
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Abstract
A remote operation management system for commercial appliances is provided. The system includes a user interface for authorizing use of an appliance and a dedicated appliance controller coupled to the user interface and the appliance for controlling operation of the appliance. An appliance communication controller is coupled to the user interface over an appliance communication connection, and an external host controller is coupled to the appliance communication controller over a host communication connection. The external host controller is configured to communicate a message for the appliance to the appliance communication controller. A remote management system is coupled to the external host controller and configured to control a function of the appliance.
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22 Claims
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1. A remote operation management system for commercial appliances, comprising:
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a user interface for authorizing use of an appliance; a dedicated appliance controller coupled to said user interface and the appliance for controlling operation of the appliance; an appliance communication controller coupled to said user interface over an appliance communication connection; an external host controller coupled to the appliance communication controller over a host communication connection, the external host controller configured to communicate a message for the appliance to the appliance communication controller, said appliance communication controller configured to detect a data interruption over said host communication connection, said appliance communication controller configured to detect an operation status of said appliance for controlling upgrading of the appliance; and a remote management system coupled to said external host controller and configured to control a function of the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for remotely reconfiguring an appliance, the method comprising:
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generating an upgrade message at a remote system; transmitting the upgrade message from the remote system to an external host controller in a building housing the appliance; transmitting the upgrade message from the external host controller to an appliance communication controller; checking for a data interruption in the upgrade message; detecting an operation status of the appliance at the appliance communication controller; transmitting the upgrade message from the appliance communication controller to a dedicated appliance controller via a user interface and based on a detected operation status; and upgrading the dedicated appliance controller using the upgrade message. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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