Controllable appliance arrangement
US7110836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/91
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transmission/reception device is provided merely as an embedded system, and a domestic appliance control program and/or an industrial appliance control program is/are transferred from the transmission/reception device to an external control apparatus, and the latter is used to control the appliances. In addition, the appliances contain at least one sensor for recording state information about the respective appliance, the recorded sensor variables being transferred to the external control apparatus.
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