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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2007
David Charles Rhodes, Auckland, NZ;
Christopher Kimberley Laird, Auckland, NZ;
David Charles Rhodes, Auckland, NZ;
Christopher Kimberley Laird, Auckland, NZ;
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
An appliance having a diagnostic capability includes a tone generator, a controller, a data collection function, memory for storing the collected data, and a transmitter. The transmiter transmits a stream of data derived from the stored data using a carrier signal. The carrier signal is switched on and off according to bits in a stream of data derived from the stored data. The transmission also includes interleaving each bit for transmission with an off period of the carrier. Each off period of the carrier has a duration of at least 100 milliseconds.