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Patent US7117239 - Reporting the state of an apparatus to a remote computer - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe state of an apparatus is reported to a remote computer using an embedded device in the apparatus. The embedded device detects the state, generates a message that reports the state using a self-describing computer language, and sends the message to the remote computer. The remote computer receives...http://www.google.com/patents/US7117239?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7117239 - Reporting the state of an apparatus to a remote computerAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7117239 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/708,384Publication dateOct 3, 2006Filing dateNov 8, 2000Priority dateJul 28, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE60123076D1, DE60123076T2, EP1305712A2, EP1305712B1, US8055758, US20070011295, US20120143970, WO2002010919A2, WO2002010919A3Publication number09708384, 708384, US 7117239 B1, US 7117239B1, US-B1-7117239, US7117239 B1, US7117239B1InventorsJames R. HansenOriginal AssigneeAxeda CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (118), Non-Patent Citations (95), Referenced by (29), Classifications (21), Legal Events (16) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetReporting the state of an apparatus to a remote computerUS 7117239 B1Abstract The state of an apparatus is reported to a remote computer using an embedded device in the apparatus. The embedded device detects the state, generates a message that reports the state using a self-describing computer language, and sends the message to the remote computer. The remote computer receives the message and extracts the state of the embedded device from the message.
CLAIM TO PRIORITY This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/627,201, filed on Jul. 28, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,757,714 in the name of James R. Hansen.
BACKGROUND This invention relates to using a device embedded in an apparatus (an �embedded device�) to report the state of the apparatus to a remote computer.
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