Patent ID: 6243079
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of causing an indicator light on a transmitter side of a one-way communication system between a transmitter and a receiver to reflect a status of a function on a receiver side of the one-way communication system, said indicator light having a current status which changes each time said function is toggled by commands from the transmitter side, comprising the steps of:(a) transmitting an initial status of the indicator light to the receiver; and(b) if an initial status of said indicator light does not match a default entry in a list of default statuses for functions toggled by commands from the transmitter side, said list of default statuses being on the receiver side of the one-way communication system, changing said default entry to reflect the initial status of the indicator light on the transmitter side of the one-way communications system,whereby the initial status of said indicator light is thereby caused to correctly indicate a default status of said function even when said default entry in the list of default statuses does not initially correspond to the initial status of said indicator light.