Global Patent Index - EP 1323322 A2

EP 1323322 A2 20030702 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLIANCE RECONFIGURATION

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLIANCE RECONFIGURATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM REKONFIGURIEREN EINES GERÄTES

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA RECONFIGURATION D'APPAREIL DOMESTIQUE

Publication

EP 1323322 A2 20030702 (EN)

Application

EP 01977356 A 20011002

Priority

  • US 0130801 W 20011002
  • US 68023500 A 20001005

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0230143A2] A novel method and apparatus are disclosed for reconfiguring a device after manufacture. The reconfiguration may be performed through physical manipulation of the device and/or by remote communication with the device using communications networks such as the Internet. In an exemplary use of an apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention, a processor receives a configuration string from an input device, verifies the configuration string, and stores configuration information based at least in part on the configuration string. In a particular implementation, a software (or firmware) application allows a user of a cellular telephone to reconfigure vocoder options be entering a numeric or alphanumeric configuration string into the cellular phone. By applying a method or apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention as disclosed herein, an appliance manufacturer may gain a competitive advantage in a changing marketplace while minimizing associated costs.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 7/32

IPC 8 full level

H04W 8/22 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G06F 15/16 (2013.01 - KR); H04W 8/22 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0230143A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0230143 A2 20020411; WO 0230143 A3 20020829; AU 9648201 A 20020415; CN 1468497 A 20040114; EP 1323322 A2 20030702; KR 20030091936 A 20031203

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0130801 W 20011002; AU 9648201 A 20011002; CN 01816934 A 20011002; EP 01977356 A 20011002; KR 20037004853 A 20030404