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US 2004/0061604 A1Published application
Recording and indicating the state of an apparatus remotely
AssigneeIBM Corporation
InventorJames Ryan Giles
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Abstract
A system for indicating a past state of an apparatus through the use of a remote device by indicating the state with the remote device whether or not the remote device is still within communications range of the apparatus. In one embodiment, an indication can be made as to whether or not a vehicle door has been locked by providing such an indication at a remote keyless entry key remote control.
Claims20
A method of indicating a state of an apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one remote device;
- storing at least one state condition of said apparatus at said at least one remote device;
- and
- at said at least one remote device, indicating the at least one state condition of said apparatus regardless of whether said at least one remote device is in-range with respect to said apparatus or out of range with respect to said apparatus.
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A system comprising:
- at least one remote device comprising:
- a receiver to receive at least one state condition of an external apparatus;
- a memory to store said at least one state condition;
- and
- at least one state indicator to indicate at least one state condition from said memory even when at least one remote device is out of range.
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A remote device comprising:
- a receiver to receive at least one state condition of an external apparatus;
- a memory to store said at least one state condition;
- and
- a state indicator to indicate at least one state condition from said memory even when said remote device is out of range
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.