REPORTING THE STATE OF AN APPARATUS TO A REMOTE COMPUTER
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1. A computer-implemented method for using a device embedded in an apparatus to report the state of the apparatus to a remote computer, comprising:
- detecting the state of the apparatus;
generating a message that reports the state of the apparatus using a self-describing computer language; and
sending the message to the remote computer.
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Abstract
The state of an apparatus is reported to a remote computer using an embedded device in the apparatus. The embedded device detects the state, generates a message that reports the state using a self-describing computer language, and sends the message to the remote computer. The remote computer receives the message and extracts the state of the embedded device from the message.
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1. A computer-implemented method for using a device embedded in an apparatus to report the state of the apparatus to a remote computer, comprising:
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detecting the state of the apparatus; generating a message that reports the state of the apparatus using a self-describing computer language; and sending the message to the remote computer.
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