Method and apparatus for localization of configurable devices
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting localization selections for a target locale to a configurable device, comprising:
- receiving one or more localization selections on an interrogator device suitable to configure the configurable device for the target locale;
transmitting the one or more localization selections from the interrogator device to a tag operatively coupled to the configurable device, wherein the tag determines whether the one or more localization selections were properly received from the interrogator device; and
receiving, at the interrogator device, an indication from the tag that the one or more localization selections were not properly received in response to the tag determining that the one or more localization selections were not properly received at the tag.
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Abstract
A localization method for setting the locale of a configurable device is presented. The first portion of the localization transmits localization selections for a target locale to a configurable device. Localization selections are initially set on an interrogator device and then transmitted wirelessly using RFID or other technologies from the interrogator device to a tag coupled to the configurable device. A second portion of the localization receives localization selections for a target locale on the configurable device. A tag receives from an interrogator device one or more localization selections for the target locale on the configurable device. These localization selections are stored on the tag until the configurable device is powered-on. Device initialization causes another portion of the localization to set a target locale on a configurable device. Firmware accesses localization selections previously stored on the tag and then sets the default localization selections in the firmware for the device.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting localization selections for a target locale to a configurable device, comprising:
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receiving one or more localization selections on an interrogator device suitable to configure the configurable device for the target locale; transmitting the one or more localization selections from the interrogator device to a tag operatively coupled to the configurable device, wherein the tag determines whether the one or more localization selections were properly received from the interrogator device; and receiving, at the interrogator device, an indication from the tag that the one or more localization selections were not properly received in response to the tag determining that the one or more localization selections were not properly received at the tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of receiving localization selections for a target locale on a configurable device, comprising:
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receiving from an interrogator device one or more localization selections for the target locale on a tag associated with the configurable device; storing the one or more localization selections for the target locale on a storage area associated with the tag for the configurable device; determining, at the tag, whether the one or more localization selections for the target locale received from the interrogator device were properly received; and transmitting an indication that the one or more localization selections for the target locale were not properly received in response to the tag determining the one or more localization selections were not properly received. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of setting a target locale on a configurable device, comprising:
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receiving one or more localization selections on an interrogator device suitable to configure the configurable device for the target locale; transmitting the one or more localization selections from the interrogator device to a tag operatively coupled to the configurable device, wherein the tag determines whether the one or more localization selections were properly received from the interrogator device; receiving, at the interrogator device, an indication from the tag that the one or more localization selections were not properly received in response to the tag determining that the one or more localization selections were not properly received at the tag; storing the one or more localization selections in a storage area associated with the tag; receiving a request to initialize a configurable device with the one or more localization selections of a locale; accessing the one or more localization selections in the tag; and setting the one or more localization selections in a firmware associated with the configurable device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An interrogator device for setting a target locale in a configurable device, comprising:
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a processor capable of executing instructions; a memory capable of storing instructions which when executed cause the processor to receive one or more localization selections on the interrogator device suitable to configure the configurable device for the target locale and transmit the one or more localization selections from the interrogator device to a tag operatively coupled to the configurable device, wherein the tag determines whether the one or more localization selections were properly received from the interrogator device, and at the interrogator device, receiving an indication from the tag that indicates the one or more localization selections were not properly received in response to the tag determining that the one or more localization selections were not properly received at the tag.
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15. A computer program product for setting a target locale on a configurable device, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, comprising instructions operable to cause at least one programmable processor to:
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receive one or more localization selections on an interrogator device suitable to configure the configurable device for the target locale; transmit the one or more localization selections from the interrogator device to a tag operatively coupled to the configurable device, wherein the tag determines whether the one or more localization selections were properly received from the interrogator device; receive, at the interrogator device, an indication from the tag that the one or more localization selections were not properly received in response to the tag determining that the one or more localization selections were not properly received at the tag; store the one or more localization selections in a storage area associated with the tag; receive a request to initialize a configurable device with the one or more localization selections for a locale; access the one or more localization selections in the storage area; and set the one or more localization selections in a firmware associated with the configurable device.
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16. A system for setting a target locale on a configurable device, comprising:
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means for receiving one or more localization selections on an interrogator device suitable to configure the configurable device for the target locale; means for transmitting the one or more localization selections from the interrogator device to a tag operatively coupled to the configurable device, wherein the tag determines whether the one or more localization selections were properly received from the interrogator device; means for receiving, at the interrogator device, an indication from the tag that the one or more localization selections were not properly received in response to the tag determining that the one or more localization selections were not properly received at the tag; means for storing the one or more localization selections in a storage area associated with the tag; means for receiving a request to initialize a configurable device with the one or more localization selections of a locale; means for accessing the one or more localization selections in the storage area; and means for setting the one or more localization selections in a firmware associated with the configurable device.
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