Device access and control using embedded web access functionality
US6139177A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/34038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A web access functionality embedded in a device includes modules for generating a device web page wherein the device web page enables selection of at least one control function for the device. The web access functionality also includes modules for accessing the device web page via a communication path such that a user of a web browser accesses the control function for the device through the device web page. The control function includes control functions for loading new information into the device via the communication path and control functions for providing notification messages via the communication path upon the occurrence of events in the device.
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