Appliance Network for a Networked Appliance and a Remote User Interface
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1. An appliance network comprising:
- a first networked appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation to complete a physical domestic operation on an article, the first networked appliance having;
a communication network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes configured to communicate across the communication network;
a plurality of components, each component associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes; and
a remote user interface having at least one node in communication with the communication network; and
a software architecture comprising a plurality of software elements and configured to generate a plurality of messages, with at least one of the software elements residing in each of the components and in the remote user interface and configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages between the components and between the remote user interface and the components.
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Abstract
An appliance network has messaging protocol to establish communication between a first networked appliance and a remote user interface.
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1. An appliance network comprising:
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a first networked appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation to complete a physical domestic operation on an article, the first networked appliance having; a communication network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes configured to communicate across the communication network; a plurality of components, each component associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes; and a remote user interface having at least one node in communication with the communication network; and a software architecture comprising a plurality of software elements and configured to generate a plurality of messages, with at least one of the software elements residing in each of the components and in the remote user interface and configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages between the components and between the remote user interface and the components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An remote user interface for use in conjunction with a first networked appliance having a communication network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes configured to communicate across the communication network;
- a plurality of components, each component associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes;
a first instance of a software architecture having a plurality of software elements configured to at least one of generate and receive a plurality of messages configured for controlling the components to perform a cycle of operation to complete a physical domestic operation on an article, the remote user interface comprising;a second instance of the software architecture configured to at least one of generate and receive the plurality of messages; and a communication link configured to be coupled with the first networked appliance to permit the plurality of messages to be transferred between the remote user interface and the first networked appliance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
- a plurality of components, each component associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes;
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18. An appliance network comprising:
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a first networked appliance; a remote user interface configured to control the operation of the first networked appliance; and a communication network operably coupling the first networked appliance and the remote user interface to establish communication therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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