Audio instructions for appliances

US007587469B2
(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
(45) Date of Patent:
Brown
(54)
AUDIO INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLIANCES
(56)
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
3,426,150 A
(73) Assignee: Health Hero Network, Inc., Redwood
2/1969 Tygart
City, CA (US)
Notice:
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Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
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This patent is subject to a terminal dis
claimer.
(21) Appl. N0.: 11/668,092
(22)
Filed:
(Continued)
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Products, 1989.
(Continued)
Prior Publication Data
US 2007/0124466 A1
Primary ExamineriSalad Abudullahi
(74) Attorney, A gent, 0r Firm4Christopher P. Maiorana, PC
May 31, 2007
Related US. Application Data
(57)
Continuation of application No. 11/524,117, ?led on
Sep. 20, 2006, Which is a continuation of application
No. 11/150,301, ?led on Jun. 13, 2005, Which is a
continuation of application No. 09/658,209, ?led on
Sep. 8, 2000, noW Pat. No. 6,968,375, Which is a con
tinuation-in-part of application No. 09/300,856, ?led
on Apr. 28, 1999, noW Pat. No. 6,368,273, Which is a
division ofapplication No. 08/946,341, ?led on Oct. 7,
1997, noW Pat. No. 5,997,476, Which is a continuation
in-part of application No. 08/ 847,009, ?led onApr. 30,
1997, noW Pat. No. 5,897,493.
(60)
10/1988
+5V Powered Isolated RS-232 Drivers/ Receivers Maxim Integrated
Jan. 29, 2007
(65)
(60)
*Sep. 8, 2009
References Cited
(75) Inventor: Stephen J. Brown, Woodside, CA (US)
(*)
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ABSTRACT
A communications network, system, and method includes a
server; a primary device in communication With the server
through a communications channel, Wherein the primary
device comprises a component that detects data transmissions
from the server, converts the detected data transmissions into
audio transmissions, and audibly transmits the audio trans
missions; and a secondary device connected to the primary
device and adapted to be operated by an individual in
response to the audio transmissions. The component com
prises an audio processor that receives a ?rst set of electrical
Provisional application No. 60/041,746, ?led on Mar.
signals corresponding to any of queries, instructions, and
28, 1997, provisional application No. 60/041,751,
messages from the server; converts the ?rst set of electrical
signals to a second set of electrical signals capable of being
?led on Mar. 28, 1997.
audibly synthesized; and audibly synthesizes the second set
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Int. Cl.
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US. Cl. ..................................... ..
709/217; 600/300
Field of Classi?cation Search ............... ..
709/217,
709/219, 224, 202; 600/300
See application ?le for complete search history.
18s
SERVER
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of electrical signals. The housing unit comprises a household
appliance. The component comprises an audio processor that
detects audio transmissions, and converts the audio transmis
sions to data transmissions.
22 Claims, 19 Drawing Sheets
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