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A method for changing a control program that controls at least some operations of an appliance is provided. The appliance includes at least one electronic control that executes the control program. The method includes connecting the electronic control to a communication device configured to communic

A method for changing a control program that controls at least some operations of an appliance is provided. The appliance includes at least one electronic control that executes the control program. The method includes connecting the electronic control to a communication device configured to communicate with at least one user device via a network. The method also includes changing the control program via the user device and the network.

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A method for changing a control program that controls at least some operations of an appliance is provided. The appliance includes at least one electronic control that executes the control program. The method includes connecting the electronic control to a communication device configured to communic

A method for changing a control program that controls at least some operations of an appliance is provided. The appliance includes at least one electronic control that executes the control program. The method includes connecting the electronic control to a communication device configured to communicate with at least one user device via a network. The method also includes changing the control program via the user device and the network. al., 370/416; US-4853847, 19890800, Ohuchi, 713/600; US-5193159, 19930300, Hashimoto et al., 710/110; US-5247626, 19930900, Firoozmand, 709/212; US-5434976, 19950700, Tan et al., 709/234; US-5796960, 19980800, Bicevskis et al., 345/555; US-5961614, 19991000, Christiansen, 710/022; US-6253270, 20010600, Ajanovic et al., 710/107; US-6256697, 20010700, Ajanovic et al., 710/113; US-6363444, 20020300, Platko et al., 710/110 11. A method for controlling subscriber loops, comprising: receiving a communication from a source subscriber using a particular one of a plurality of virtual circuits associated with a communication network, the communication identifying a destination; storing in a memory a plurality of subscriber associations, each subscriber association specifying a physical address associated with a corresponding subscriber and one of the plurality of virtual circuits; and forwarding the communication toward the destination if a particular subscriber association specifies the physical address of the source subscriber and the virtual circuit used to receive the communication. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating for storage in the memory a subscriber association specifying the physical address of the source subscriber and the virtual circuit used to receive the communication if the physical address of the source subscriber is not specified by any of the subscriber associations already stored in the memory. 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising forwarding the communication toward the destination if the physical address of the source subscriber is not specified by any of the subscriber associations stored in the memory. 14. The method of claim 11, further comprising forwarding the communication toward the destination if a particular subscriber association specifies the physical address of the source subscriber and does not specify any of the plurality of virtual circuits. 15. The method of claim 11, further comprising terminating the communication if the physical address of the source subscriber is specified by a particular subscriber association stored in the memory and the virtual circuit used to receive the communication does not correspond to the virtual circuit specified by the particular subscriber association. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication network comprises a first communication network and the destination is associated with a second communication network. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the source subscriber comprises a first subscriber and the destination is associated with a second subscriber. 18. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication indicates the physical address associated with the source subscriber and the virtual circuit used to receive the communication. 19. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication network comprises an Asynchronous Transfer Mode network and each virtual circuit is identified using a virtual path identifier and a virtual channel identifier. 20. The method of claim 11, wherein the physical address for each subscriber comprises a MAC address. 21. A computer program for controlling subscriber loops, the program encoded on a computer-readable medium and operable to execute the following steps: receiving a communication from a source subscriber using a particular one of a plurality of virtual circuits associated with a communication network, the communication identifying a destination; storing in a memory a plurality of subscriber associations, each subscriber association specifying a physical address associated with a corresponding subscriber and one of the plurality of virtual circuits; and forwarding the communication toward the destination if a particular subscriber association specifies the physical address of the source particular subscriber and the virtual circuit used to receive the communication. 22. The computer program of claim 21, further comprising generating for storage in the memory a subscriber association specifying the physical address of the source subscriber and the virtual circuit used to receive the communication if the physical address of the source subscriber is not specified by any of the subscriber associations already stored in the memory. 23. The computer program of claim 21, further comprising forwarding the communication toward the destination if the physical address of the source subscriber is