Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Appliance with near field communication and diagnostics
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Application No.: US16423268Application Date: 2019-05-28
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Publication No.: US10581490B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Wyndham Fairchild Gary, Jr.
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: McGarry Bair PC
- Main IPC: H04B5/00
- IPC: H04B5/00 ; G06Q10/06 ; G06Q10/00 ; G05B15/02

Abstract:
An appliance can comprise a controller, a first memory, and a near field communication (NFC) tag having a second memory being coupled to the controller. The NFC tag is configured to dynamically set a web service address from an external server based upon a write command from a mobile device in communication with the NFC tag. The controller can parse the web service address to begin a set of diagnostic tests for the appliance and write a web service address to the NFC tag based upon a result of the diagnostic tests. The mobile device can read the written web service address and load a web page with detailed information for the particular appliance and the problem diagnosed therewith.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190319673A1 APPLIANCE WITH DIAGNOSTICS Public/Granted day:2019-10-17
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