Patent · US Expired

Embedding web access mechanism in an appliance for user interface functions including a web server and web browser

US5956487A · kind A · utility

543Cited by
23References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 25, 1996
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 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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