System and method for managing video network devices
First Claim
1. A video network platform for managing video network devices, the video network platform comprising:
- a network interface module operable to interface with the devices and to represent a device as an interface object;
one or more management applications operable to manage a device represented as an application object; and
an adapter engine associated with the network interface module, the adapter engine operable to create an application object for a device, the application object corresponding to the interface object for the device.
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Abstract
A video network platform manages video network devices with management applications, such as scheduling, monitoring and diagnostics applications, by representing the devices as interface objects that support a network interface module, and application objects used by the management applications and created by an adapter engine that creates an application object for each corresponding video network device interface object. A network interface module associated with the video network platform invokes the adapter engine to create an application object associated with a device. The application object uses its dynamic attribute query capabilities to build an interface object in the network interface module and thus obtain device attributes such as device address information. The application module populates itself with device information for supporting management applications, thus allowing conventional network interface modules to cooperate with application specific objects.
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19 Claims
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1. A video network platform for managing video network devices, the video network platform comprising:
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a network interface module operable to interface with the devices and to represent a device as an interface object;
one or more management applications operable to manage a device represented as an application object; and
an adapter engine associated with the network interface module, the adapter engine operable to create an application object for a device, the application object corresponding to the interface object for the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing video network devices, the method comprising:
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detecting a video device interfaced with the network;
creating an application object for the device;
applying the application object to build an interface object corresponding to the application object, the interface object obtaining interface information from the device;
forwarding the interface information to the application object; and
populating the application object with device information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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