Patent ID: 9641959
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,H04W

Claim:
1. An auxiliary device programmed for configuring a household or industrial device having one or more electrically powered components and a programmable controller, the programmable controller comprising a memory module having stored thereon firmware including instructions for controlling operations of the one or more electrically powered components of the household or industrial device, said memory module including a passive memory component on which at least a portion of the firmware is stored, the programmable controller being configured for operating the electrically powered components of the household or industrial device at least in part in accordance with the instructions stored on the memory module, said auxiliary device comprising: a) a communication interface suitable for communicating with the programmable controller over a wireless communication link; b) a processing unit in communication with the communication interface programmed for transmitting a signal over the wireless communication link to the programmable controller carrying firmware update information associated with the household or industrial device, wherein the firmware update information carried by the signal includes program code for implementing a specific configuration associated with a specific variation of the household or industrial device, wherein the household or industrial device is one of a stove, a blender, a bathing unit system, a pump, a motor and a restaurant appliance, the signal being configured for: