Method for downloading setup data via telephone to an appliance controller
US5553123A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M11/066
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for downloading initial setup data to an apparatus for controlling at least one appliance. The method includes the steps of a user initiating a telephone call on a telephone to a remote site having a computer, the user communicating background information to the remote site, the remote site converting the background information into data for downloading, the remote site transmitting the download data at nominal frequencies to the telephone, the remote site transmitting test data at each of a plurality of test frequencies to the telephone, the apparatus for controlling at least one appliance receiving the transmitted download data at nominal frequencies and the test data at each of the plurality of test frequencies from the telephone via a microphone on the apparatus, the apparatus for controlling at least one appliance displaying an indication that the download data was properly received at the nominal frequencies, if the download data was properly received, or an indication of which one of the plurality of test frequencies on which the test data was received, if the test data was properly received on one of the plurality of test frequencies and the download dat…
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