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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Michael L. Howard, Sandy, UT (US);
William R. Harper, Jr., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Michael L. Howard, Sandy, UT (US);
William R. Harper, Jr., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A portable electronic device is disclosed that is reprogrammable through a pager network. The device includes a communications port. The device also includes a data transceiver for transmitting send data and receiving receive data from a pager network. In addition, the device has a processor. The processor is in electronic communication with the communications port for communicating through the communications port. The processor is also in electronic communication with the data transceiver for communications with the pager network. The device also includes reprogrammable memory programmed with instructions to cause the device to receive new program code from the pager network and to reprogram the reprogrammable memory with the new program code.