Patent ID: 8422413

Claim:
A process comprising the steps of: transmitting process data from a plurality of dental devices over a long distance, wherein the process data from the plurality of dental devices is transmitted by means of a data switch to a transmitter; wirelessly sending the process data to one or more receivers; and retrieving the process data from the receiver that was received in a wireless manner; wherein the process data involve at least two parameters selected from the group consisting of the identity of the operator of the plurality of dental devices, details regarding an object being processed by the plurality of dental devices, current internal temperature of the plurality of dental devices, lapsed operating time of an overall process of the plurality of dental devices, lapsed operating time of a particular process step of the plurality of dental devices, remaining operating time of the overall process of the plurality of dental devices, remaining operating time of the particular process step of the plurality of dental devices, internal pressure and/or vacuum level of the plurality of dental devices, and a programmed temperature program, which describe the status of the process at a given point in time.