laundry viewing over the Internet patented ..

[Doug Mentohl]

"We are pleased to partner with Circuit to offer our patented
LaundryView(R) technology to its customers across the UK,"

"Our partnership further reinforces the LaundryView(R) product as the
industry standard in laundry room monitoring."

http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-10-2009/0004985804&EDATE=

'LaundryView is an Internet application that allows you to monitor the
status of washers and dryers in connected laundry rooms through a Web
browser'

http://www.laundryview.com/lvs.php

[Roy Schestowitz]

____/ Doug Mentohl on Wednesday 11 March 2009 20:19 : \____

Post by Doug Mentohl
"We are pleased to partner with Circuit to offer our patented
LaundryView(R) technology to its customers across the UK,"
"Our partnership further reinforces the LaundryView(R) product as the
industry standard in laundry room monitoring."

http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-10-2009/0004985804&EDATE=

Post by Doug Mentohl
'LaundryView is an Internet application that allows you to monitor the
status of washers and dryers in connected laundry rooms through a Web
browser'
http://www.laundryview.com/lvs.php

So this is one of those infamous "over the Internet" patents.

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Post by Roy Schestowitz

Post by Doug Mentohl
"We are pleased to partner with Circuit to offer our
patented LaundryView(R) technology to its customers across
the UK,"
"Our partnership further reinforces the LaundryView(R)
product as the industry standard in laundry room
monitoring."
http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-10-2009/0004985804&EDATE=
'LaundryView is an Internet application that allows you to
monitor the status of washers and dryers in connected
laundry rooms through a Web browser'
http://www.laundryview.com/lvs.php

So this is one of those infamous "over the Internet" patents.

So if I were to write a similar type software, it would be
hanging out one's dirty laundry? :-)

[AES]

Post by Roy Schestowitz

Post by Doug Mentohl
'LaundryView is an Internet application that allows you to
monitor the status of washers and dryers in connected
laundry rooms through a Web browser'
http://www.laundryview.com/lvs.php

So this is one of those infamous "over the Internet" patents.

1) If so, I'd like to know the patent number.

2) There was a lengthy article in the New Yorker about the worldwide
industry of ice vending machines in groceries, liquor stores, etc.

One striking point was that some large number of these machines (more
than 50% as I remember) were actually connected (by simple intermittent
dial-up connections, as best I remember) to just a few world-wide
centers which monitored the status of the machines, recognized and
diagnosed failures or malfunctions, and could even do certain kinds of
remote repairs or resettings on the machines.

If that wouldn't be prior art for the LaundryView concept, what would be?

[Doctor Smith]

Post by AES

Post by Roy Schestowitz

Post by Doug Mentohl
'LaundryView is an Internet application that allows you to
monitor the status of washers and dryers in connected
laundry rooms through a Web browser'
http://www.laundryview.com/lvs.php

So this is one of those infamous "over the Internet" patents.

1) If so, I'd like to know the patent number.
2) There was a lengthy article in the New Yorker about the worldwide
industry of ice vending machines in groceries, liquor stores, etc.
One striking point was that some large number of these machines (more
than 50% as I remember) were actually connected (by simple intermittent
dial-up connections, as best I remember) to just a few world-wide
centers which monitored the status of the machines, recognized and
diagnosed failures or malfunctions, and could even do certain kinds of
remote repairs or resettings on the machines.
If that wouldn't be prior art for the LaundryView concept, what would be?

I had a friend whose family ran a laundramat and I can tell you that a huge
amount of time and money is spent repairing the machines.
That was back in the 60's so technology has changed a lot since then, but
if the machines can call the factory and in effect repair themselves to
some degree, it would be a good thing.
Also, preventative maintenance schedules could be monitored based upon
usage etc.

The vast majority of the failures are going to be mechanical however but
predictive maintenance could minimize the outages.

Sounds like a money maker to me.