Systems and methods of offline over the air (OTA) programming of appliances
US12190093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is provided for programming one or more of a plurality of appliances of the same type. The appliances are commercial laundry appliances. The system includes a communication device and the plurality of appliances communicatively coupled with the communication device through a wireless connection. The communication device can be configured to acquire appliance information from the appliances. Based on the acquired information, the communication device determines whether one or more of the appliances requires a program update. The communication device of the system receives and stores into a memory the program update, then transmits the program update to the appliances. The communication device uses a broadcast transmission protocol, user datagram protocol (UDP), for programming the respective appliances requiring a program update. A method for programming simultaneously a plurality of commercial laundry appliances includes using the same system.
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