Patent ID: 11947714
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A method of operating an appliance, the appliance comprising an external communication port, a wireless communication module in wireless communication with a remote server through an external network, and a controller in operative communication with the external communication port and the wireless communication module, the method comprising:
receiving, using the wireless communication module, a secure unlock command from the remote server, the secure unlock command being generated when a remote service device transmits appliance identification data to the remote server;
unlocking the external communication port to permit the remote service device to access operating software through the external communication port,
notifying the remote service device when the external communication port has been unlocked;
determining that the remote service device has disconnected from the external communication port; and
locking the external communication port to prevent further access to the operating software;
wherein the appliance is a laundry appliance.