System and method for application communication
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1. A system for integrating information appliances, comprising:
- an intranet;
a plurality of information appliances, each information appliance comprising;
an appliance I/O module connected to the intranet;
a function module for storing a first piece of information, the first piece of information comprising a function of each corresponding information appliance; and
a generation module for generating a second piece of information, the second piece of information comprising an instruction for execution generated by each corresponding information appliance; and
an integrated platform, comprising;
a platform I/O module connected to the intranet;
an identification module, according to the first piece of information, for identifying and storing the function of each information appliance; and
a transmission module, according to the function stored in the identification module, for selectively transmitting the second piece of information to one of the plurality of information appliances.
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Abstract
A system and a method for integrating electronic apparatuses, e.g. information appliances, are provided. The present invention detects and stores the functions of each electronic apparatus in advance. When one of the electronic apparatuses transmits a signal to execute a particular function, the present invention determines which electronic apparatus is the most suitable to execute the function and sends the signal to the very electronic apparatus without manual operations.
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1. A system for integrating information appliances, comprising:
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an intranet;
a plurality of information appliances, each information appliance comprising;
an appliance I/O module connected to the intranet;
a function module for storing a first piece of information, the first piece of information comprising a function of each corresponding information appliance; and
a generation module for generating a second piece of information, the second piece of information comprising an instruction for execution generated by each corresponding information appliance; and
an integrated platform, comprising;
a platform I/O module connected to the intranet;
an identification module, according to the first piece of information, for identifying and storing the function of each information appliance; and
a transmission module, according to the function stored in the identification module, for selectively transmitting the second piece of information to one of the plurality of information appliances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for integrating information appliances, comprising:
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an intranet;
a plurality of information appliances, each information appliance comprising;
an appliance I/O module connected to the intranet;
a function module for storing a first piece of information, the first piece of information comprising a function of each corresponding information appliance; and
a generation module for generating a second piece of information, the second piece of information comprising an instruction for execution generated by each corresponding information appliance;
an integrated platform, comprising;
a platform I/O module, connected to the intranet and an Internet, for a user to monitor the plurality of information appliances from a remote terminal outside the intranet;
an identification module, according to the first piece of information, for identifying and storing the function of each information appliance; and
a transmission module, according to the function stored in the identification module, for selectively transmitting the second piece of information to one of the plurality of information appliances;
an interface, connected to the platform I/O module via the intranet, for the user to monitor the plurality of information appliances; and
a sensor, connected to the platform I/O module via the intranet, for detecting a location of the user, the transmission module transmitting the second piece of information to the one of the plurality of information appliances according to the location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for integrating a plurality of information appliances, comprising:
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(a) storing function information of the plurality of information appliances;
(b) one of the plurality of information appliances generating an output signal;
(c) analyzing the output signal; and
(d) transmitting the output signal to one of the plurality of information appliances according to an attribute of the output signal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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