System for managing appliances
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1. A system for maintaining and/or repairing an appliance, the system comprising:
- a flash device that includes a controller for controlling the operation of the flash device and wherein the flash device stores an application that, while the flash device interfaces with an appliance, controls the flash device to communicate with the appliance, collect information from the appliance, and process the collected information; and
a computing system that interfaces with the flash device to receive the collected information from the flash device, wherein the application is launched from the flash device after the flash device interfaces with the computing system and the application displays, via the computing system, a user interface with selectable options for maintaining and/or repairing the appliance, wherein the selectable options displayed are based on the collected information.
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Abstract
A system for maintaining and/or repairing an appliance is provided. The system includes, a flash device that collects information from the appliance and stores an application for processing the collected information; and a computing system that interfaces with the flash device to receive the collected information from the flash device, wherein the application is launched from the flash device after the flash device interfaces with the computing system and the application provides a user interface with selectable options for maintaining and/or repairing the appliance.
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1. A system for maintaining and/or repairing an appliance, the system comprising:
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a flash device that includes a controller for controlling the operation of the flash device and wherein the flash device stores an application that, while the flash device interfaces with an appliance, controls the flash device to communicate with the appliance, collect information from the appliance, and process the collected information; and a computing system that interfaces with the flash device to receive the collected information from the flash device, wherein the application is launched from the flash device after the flash device interfaces with the computing system and the application displays, via the computing system, a user interface with selectable options for maintaining and/or repairing the appliance, wherein the selectable options displayed are based on the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A flash device that can interface with an appliance, the flash device comprising:
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a memory controller and non-volatile memory cells; a processor for controlling the operation of the flash device; and an application that, while the flash device interfaces with an appliance, controls the flash device to communicate with the appliance, collect information from the appliance, and process the collected information;
wherein the flash device interfaces with a computing system that receives the collected information from the flash device, wherein the application is launched from the flash device after the flash device interfaces with the computing system and the application displays, via the computing system, a user interface with selectable options for maintaining and/or repairing the appliance; and
wherein the flash device automatically selects options for the user based on the collected information, or user selectable options are presented via a network system to the user on the computer system, wherein the selectable options displayed are based on the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An appliance, comprising:
an interface that allows information transfer between the appliance and a flash device, wherein the flash device includes a controller for controlling the operation of the flash device and wherein the flash device stores an application that, while the flash device interfaces with the appliance, controls the flash device to communicate with the appliance, collect information from the appliance, and process the collected information and wherein a computing system interfaces with the flash device to receive the collected information from the flash device;
wherein the application is launched from the flash device after the flash device interfaces with the computing system and the application displays, via the computing system, a user interface with selectable options for maintaining and/or repairing the appliance, wherein the selectable options displayed are based on the collected information.- View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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