Control system and method for operating a transceiver

1. A control system for an application device comprising a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is arranged to control the application device by means of an external control device, and the transceiver comprises:

a control unit;

a memory unit coupled to the control unit and having an application control program stored therein, wherein the application control program comprises code that enables a platform-independent integration into the system of the external control device;

a control interface coupled to the control unit, and a communication interface coupled to the control unit, wherein the application control program is communicated to the external control device via the communication interface, wherein the transceiver stores but does not execute the application control program,

wherein the application device is controllable using the external control device via the control interface and via the communication interface using the control unit,

wherein the communication between the application control program in the external control device and the control unit in the transceiver is effected in application-specific fashion, and

wherein the external control device communicates with the transceiver, has a memory device configured to store at least one application control program, and has a processor configured to execute the at least one application control program to thereby control the application device coupled to the transceiver, and

an interrogation unit located in the external control device and being configured to determine whether the at least one application control program stored in the memory unit is already contained in the memory device,

wherein if the interrogation unit determines that the at least one application control program stored in the memory unit is already contained in the memory device, the at least one application control program of the external control device is not communicated.

2. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the external control device is a workstation, a personal computer, a laptop, a webpad, a mobile radio telephone, a Palm™, or a personal digital assistant.

3. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the external control device comprises a storage duration management device that prescribes, for the at least one application control program stored in the memory device, a time value specifying the time after which the at least one application control program is erased from the memory device.

4. The control system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the time value is prescribed by the storage duration management device based on at least one of the following criteria: how often the application control program has been executed in the past; when the application control program was executed last; a memory requirement of the respective application control program; and what type of application the application control program relates to.