Embedding web access mechanism in an appliance for user interface functions including a web server and web browser
US5956487A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/285
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Web access functionality is embedded in a device to enable low cost widely accessible and enhanced user interface functions for the device. A web server in the device provides access to the user interface functions for the device through a device web page. A network interface in the device enables access to the web page by a web browser such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the web page.
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