Dynamic user interface reformat engine
First Claim
1. An appliance network having format-neutral multimedia communication, said network comprising:
- two or more appliances connected to said appliance network, each of said two or more appliances having interface information defining its multimedia capabilities;
a communication protocol for communicating said interface information over said appliance network, wherein each of said two or more appliances comprises;
an application information base (AIB) for storing interface information for each of said two or more appliances connected to said appliance network;
a network interface for communicating multimedia data over said appliance network; and
a multimedia manager for translating said multimedia data into a compatible format.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a system and method for an appliance network having format-neutral multimedia communication, the network comprising two or more appliances connected to the appliance network, each of the two or more appliances having interface information defining its multimedia capabilities and a communication protocol for communicating the interface information over the appliance network, wherein each of the two or more appliances comprises an application information base (AIB) for storing interface information for each of the two or more appliances connected to the appliance network, a network interface for communicating multimedia data over the appliance network, and a multimedia manager for translating the multimedia data into a compatible format.
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37 Claims
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1. An appliance network having format-neutral multimedia communication, said network comprising:
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two or more appliances connected to said appliance network, each of said two or more appliances having interface information defining its multimedia capabilities;
a communication protocol for communicating said interface information over said appliance network, wherein each of said two or more appliances comprises;
an application information base (AIB) for storing interface information for each of said two or more appliances connected to said appliance network;
a network interface for communicating multimedia data over said appliance network; and
a multimedia manager for translating said multimedia data into a compatible format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for dynamically reformatting multimedia information in a network of appliances comprising the steps of:
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obtaining interface settings for each of said appliances;
receiving said multimedia information from one of said appliances at a local appliance;
decoding a format of said received multimedia information according to said interface settings;
translating color data of said multimedia information into a color scheme of said local appliance; and
adjusting a resolution of said multimedia information into a resolution scheme of said local appliance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A dynamic reformatting engine for processing image data transmitted on an appliance network:
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code for managing communication from an appliance on said appliance network;
a memory for storing appliance compatibility information received from each of said appliances on said appliance network;
code for interpreting at least one format of said image data responsive to said appliance compatibility information;
code for mapping points from one color gamut space to another color gamut space; and
code for adjusting a resolution of said image data into another resolution. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A network appliance capable of dynamically reformatting visual data communicated across a network of appliances, said network appliance comprising:
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an appliance manager for obtaining interface information for each appliance connected to said network of appliances;
an appliance information base for storing said interface information;
at least one codec for transcoding visual data formats responsive in part to said interface information;
a conversion manager for mapping said visual data onto a local user interface of said network appliance; and
a resolution manager for adjusting said visual data to a resolution of said local user interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for reformatting media information in a networked appliance comprising the steps of:
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receiving said media information at a network interface;
decoding a format of said received media information according to stored user interface information;
mapping color points from said media information onto a color system used by said networked appliance; and
adapting a resolution of said media information according to a user interface of said networked appliance. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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