Method and electronic device for establishing an interface to control an accessory device
First Claim
1. In a communication system including a primary device is in communication with a secondary device via a communication link, a method to establish an interface to control the secondary device, the method comprising:
- detecting the secondary device;
receiving device information from the secondary device via the communication link, the device information being associated with the secondary device; and
retrieving a device driver from an Internet link based on the device information associated with the secondary device, the device driver having information for the primary device to control the secondary device.
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Abstract
A method (400) and an electronic device (110) for establishing an interface to control an accessory device (120) are described herein. The electronic device (110) is in communication with the accessory device (120) via a communication link (150). The electronic device (110) may detect the accessory device (120). Upon detection of the accessory device (120), the electronic device (110) may receive device information from the accessory device (120) via the communication link (150). The device information is associated with the accessory device (120), which may include a type identifier, a sequence identifier, and an Internet link. The electronic device (110) may retrieve a device driver from the Internet link based on the device information. The device driver includes information for the electronic device (110) to control the accessory device (120).
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37 Claims
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1. In a communication system including a primary device is in communication with a secondary device via a communication link, a method to establish an interface to control the secondary device, the method comprising:
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detecting the secondary device;
receiving device information from the secondary device via the communication link, the device information being associated with the secondary device; and
retrieving a device driver from an Internet link based on the device information associated with the secondary device, the device driver having information for the primary device to control the secondary device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating an accessory device, the method comprising:
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providing a first communication link to the accessory device;
detecting the accessory device;
receiving accessory information associated with the accessory device via the first communication link;
providing a second communication link to a network;
receiving a program based on the accessory information via the second communication link; and
installing the program to control the accessory device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device for establishing an interface to control an accessory device, the electronic device comprising:
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a communication unit operable to provide a communication link between the electronic device and an accessory device; and
a controller operatively coupled to the communication unit, the controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the controller being programmed to detect the accessory device;
the controller being programmed to receive accessory information from the accessory device via the communication unit, the accessory information being associated with the accessory device, and the controller being programmed to retrieve a device driver from an Internet link based on the accessory information, the device driver having information for the electronic device to control the accessory device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a communication system, wherein a primary device is in communication with a secondary device via a communication link, wherein a processor operates in accordance with a computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for establishing an interface to control the secondary device, the computer program comprising:
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a first routine that directs the processor to detect the accessory device;
a second routine that directs the processor to receive device information from the secondary device via the communication link, the device information being associated with the secondary device;
a third routine that directs the processor to retrieve a device driver from an Internet link based on the device information associated with the secondary device, the device driver having information for the primary device to control the secondary device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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