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Data acquisition method with event notification for an appliance

US7921429B2 · kind B2 · utility

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53References

16Claims

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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	Apr 5, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 22, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2209/544
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data acquisition method comprising looking into a memory heap of event structures having condition parameters of at least one of memory pointers, event operators, and arguments; identifying event conditions that evaluate as true by evaluating the condition parameters for the even structures; and generating a notification message when a true condition is found.

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