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Inventors: Patterson, Wade C.; Watson, Thomas J.;
Assignee: Geberit Technik AG (Jona, CH)
Primary Examiner: Kuntz; Curtis
Assistant Examiner: Jamal; Alexander
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

A wireless data exchange system is disclosed. The system includes an electronically operated appliance including a transmitter, a receiver, and a control module configured to communicate with the transmitter and receiver. The control module provides a primary mode of operation and a secondary mode of operation and includes control logic configured to selectively change the mode of operation of the electronically operated appliance. A communication device adapted to be held in the hand of a user is configured to cooperate with the transmitter and the receiver to impart instructions wirelessly to the control logic in order to change the mode of operation of the electronically operated appliance upon receipt of a command from a user. A method of exchanging data wirelessly between an apparatus and a communication device is also disclosed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION One aspect of the present invention relates to a wireless data exchange system.
The wireless data exchange system of the present invention includes an electronically operated appliance having a transmitter, a receiver, and a control module configured to communicate with the transmitter and the receiver.
The control module is configured to provide a primary mode of operation and a secondary mode of operation and includes control logic configured to selectively change the mode of operation of the electronically operated appliance.
The system further includes a communication device adapted to be held in the hand of a user.
The communication device is configured to cooperate with the transmitter and receiver to impart instructions wirelessly to the control logic to change the mode of operation of the electronically operated appliance upon receipt of a command from the user.
In another aspect the present invention relates to a method of exchanging data wirelessly between an apparatus and a communication device.
The method includes the steps of sending a wireless signal from a handheld communication device to an electronically operated appliance operating in a primary mode of operation, and changing the mode of operation of the electronically operated appliance from a primary mode of operation to a secondary mode of operation in response to the sending step.
The method further includes the step of establishing a two-way wireless communication link for the exchange of data between the handheld device and the electronically operated appliance while the electronically operated appliance is in the secondary mode of operation.
The remotely managed system and method of the present invention results in a number of advantages over conventional electronically activated appliances commonly known in the art.
For example, the remotely managed system and method of the present invention provides for the efficient servicing and maintenance of multiple remotely managed electronic dispensing apparatuses positioned in a single room, such as a public restroom


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