Patent ID: 6112127
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: F16B,G05B,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method of programming an appliance, the method comprising the steps of:providing a programmable device coupled to the appliance;providing a programmable controller coupled to the programmable device wherein the programmable controller and programmable device communicate with one another, the programmable controller having a training mode which, when selected, allows the at least one programmable device to be programmed to change the state of the appliance upon the occurrence of the trigger event;placing the programmable controller in training mode;providing a trigger event while the programmable controller is in training mode;changing the state of the appliance from an unprogrammed state to a programmed state while the programmable controller is in training mode;taking the programmable controller out of training mode wherein the appliance is now programmed so that upon the next occurrence of the trigger event, while the programmable controller is out of training mode, the appliance will change state from its unprogrammed state to its programmed state.