Reporting the state of an apparatus to a remote computer
OwnerJames R. Hanseninventor
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Abstract
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 an electronic mail message that reports the state using a self-describing computer language, and sends the electronic mail message to the remote computer. The remote computer receives the electronic mail message and extracts the state of the embedded device from the message.
Claims58
A computer-implemented method for using a device embedded in an apparatus to report the state of the apparatus to a remote computer, comprising:
- detecting the state of the apparatus;
- generating an electronic mail message that reports the state of the apparatus using a self-describing computer language;
- and
- sending the electronic mail message to the remote computer.
A computer-implemented method for obtaining a state of an apparatus from a device embedded in the apparatus, comprising:
- receiving an electronic mail message that reports the state of the apparatus using a self-describing computer language;
- and
- extracting the state of the apparatus from the electronic mail message.
A computer program stored on a computer-readable medium for reporting the state of an apparatus to a remote computer, the computer program comprising instructions that cause an embedded device in the apparatus to:
- detect the state of the apparatus;
- generate an electronic mail message that reports the state of the apparatus using a self-describing computer language;
- and
- send the electronic mail message to the remote computer.
A computer program stored on a computer-readable medium for obtaining a state of an apparatus from a device embedded in the apparatus, the computer program comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
- receive an electronic mail message that reports the state of the apparatus using a self-describing computer language;
- and
- extract the state of the apparatus from the electronic mail message.
A device embedded in an apparatus for reporting the state of an apparatus to a remote computer, the embedded device comprising circuitry which:
- detects the state of the apparatus;
- generates an electronic mail message that reports the state of the apparatus using a self-describing computer language;
- and
- sends the electronic mail message to the remote computer.
A first apparatus for obtaining a state of a second apparatus from a device embedded in the second apparatus, the first apparatus comprising circuitry which:
- receives an electronic mail message that reports the state of the second apparatus using a self-describing computer language;
- and
- extracts the state of the second apparatus from the electronic mail message.
A system comprising:
- a first device comprising circuitry which generates an electronic mail message reporting a state of an apparatus using a self-describing computer language, and
- a second device, in communication with the first device, the second device comprising circuitry which receives the electronic mail message from the first device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.