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Event notification system for an appliance

US7917914B2 · kind B2 · utility

36Cited by

54References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Richard A. McCoy · Stevensville, US
Joshua Carroll · Three Rivers, US
Matthew P. Ebrom · Holland, US
Daniel M. Putnam · Holland, US
David J. Kmet · Paw Paw, US
Andrew D. Whipple · Three Rivers, US
Patrick J. Glotzbach · Three Rivers, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2006
Grant date	Mar 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/285
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system comprising a memory heap generated dynamically by useful software and a data acquisition engine. The memory heap comprises a plurality of event structures, each including at least one each of pointers into memory external to the event structure, event operators, and arguments. The data acquisition engine is configured to look into the memory heap, evaluate event conditions as true or false based on the at least one each of the pointers, operators, and arguments, and generate a notification message when a true condition is found.

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