System and method for intercommunication among disparate communication networks
First Claim
1. A device for translating data from a control protocol to a network protocol comprising a scanning and control module in communication with a management and control device driver, a data abstraction object database, a transfer protocol server and a network device driver.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device and related systems and methods to connect a device with a native protocol to an otherwise incompatible system or network. The invention provides a computer program product with a network protocol stack that maintains bi-directional communication with a data network according to one or more predetermined protocols; a plurality of device drivers that maintain bi-directional communications with one or more device networks according to one or more device protocols; a control object that contains a plurality of data translation objects, each data translation object storing data for a device such as a network element connected to one of the one or more device networks including at least one of input, output, and control data for the device, the control object updating each translation object preferably in real time, and the control object managing access to the plurality of data translation objects from the data network; whereby each of the devices is accessible and controllable through the data network.
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- 1. A device for translating data from a control protocol to a network protocol comprising a scanning and control module in communication with a management and control device driver, a data abstraction object database, a transfer protocol server and a network device driver.
- 11. A method for translating data from a control protocol to a network protocol comprising receiving data from a device via a device driver, storing the data in a data abstraction object database, and providing a database entity comprising the stored data via a network to a computer.
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