Patent ID: 6979187

Claim:
A tablet-pressing system comprising: a tablet press including a plurality of motors and a plurality of sensors configured to capture tablet press state information, the tablet press further including a tablet press wireless transceiver; a control computer coupled to the tablet press by a cable data link, the cable data link being configured to provide duplex high-speed data transfer, the control computer being configured to transmit signal, interface, and control data to the tablet press, and receive sensor data from the tablet press; a service computer coupled to the tablet press, the service computer including a graphical user interface configured to capture user data and user commands, the service computer also including a service computer wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the tablet press transceiver to thereby exchange data and control commands via a wireless data link; and a portable hand-operated device that is equipped with a wireless transceiver, the wireless transceiver being configured to exchange data with the tablet press and the service computer via the wireless data link, wherein the wireless data link is a bi-directional data link.