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`(12) United States Patent
`US 7,587,469 B2
`(10) Patent N0.:
`Brown
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`(45) Date of Patent: *Sep. 8, 2009
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`AUDIO INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLIANCES
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`Inventor:
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`Stephen J. Brown, Woodside, CA (US)
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`Assignee: Health Hero Network, Inc., Redwood
`City, CA (US)
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`(*)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`Prior Publication Data
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`Primary Examinerisalad Abudullahi
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm%hristopher P. Maiorana, PC
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`ABSTRACT
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`Continuation of application No. 11/524,117, filed on
`Sep. 20, 2006, which is a continuation of application
`No. 11/150,301, filed on Jun. 13, 2005, which is a
`continuation of application No. 09/658,209, filed on
`Sep. 8, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,968,375, which is a con-
`tinuation-in-part of application No. 09/300,856, filed
`on Apr. 28, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,368,273, which is a
`division ofapplication No. 08/946,341, filed on Oct. 7,
`1997, now Pat. No. 5,997,476, which is a continuation-
`in-part of application No. 08/847,009, filed onApr. 30,
`1997, now Pat. No. 5,897,493.
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`Provisional application No. 60/041,746, filed on Mar.
`28, 1997, provisional application No. 60/041,751,
`filed on Mar. 28, 1997.
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`Int. Cl.
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`(2006.01)
`G06F 15/16
`US. Cl.
`....................................... 709/217; 600/300
`Field of Classification Search ................. 709/217,
`709/219, 224, 202; 600/300
`See application file for complete search history.
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`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 first set of electrical
`signals corresponding to any of queries, instructions, and
`messages from the server; converts the first set of electrical
`signals to a second set of electrical signals capable of being
`audibly synthesized; and audibly synthesizes the second set
`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.
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`22 Claims, 19 Drawing Sheets
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`SCRIPT ASSIGN
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`REMOTE APPARATUS
`SCRIPT PROGRAM
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`RESPONSES
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`MEASUREMENTS
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`MEDTRONIC EX. 1001
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`MEDTRONIC Ex. 1001
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