System, method, computer program product, and business method for device group management using virtual device domain
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1. A method for managing devices using a virtual device domain, the method comprising:
- establishing a virtual device for each physical device of one or more devices associated with a user; and
synchronizing the virtual device with one or more other virtual devices.
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Abstract
A method, system, computer program product, and business method manage physical devices using a virtual device domain. The method includes establishing a virtual device for each physical device of one or more devices associated with a user and synchronizing the virtual device with one or more other virtual devices.
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1. A method for managing devices using a virtual device domain, the method comprising:
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establishing a virtual device for each physical device of one or more devices associated with a user; and
synchronizing the virtual device with one or more other virtual devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product that manages devices using a virtual device domain, the computer program product comprising:
computer code to;
establish a virtual device within a virtual device domain for each physical device associated with a user; and
synchronize the virtual device with one or more virtual devices in the virtual device domain. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A system for managing devices using a virtual domain, the system comprising:
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a number of physical devices associated with a user; and
a virtual device domain including virtual devices for each of the number of physical devices, wherein the virtual devices include device capability information for corresponding physical devices, and wherein the number of physical devices are synchronized by the corresponding virtual devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A business method for providing a virtual device domain including virtual devices corresponding to physical devices associated with a user, the business method comprising:
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associating a communication service with a plurality of physical devices; and
managing the plurality of physical devices using virtual devices in a virtual device domain, wherein managing the plurality of physical devices includes synchronizing the virtual devices. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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