Protocol adapter for electromagnetic device elements
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Abstract
Cameras, radios, televisions, set top boxes, telephones, kitchen appliances, and other electrical devices have their own IP address, and communicate using an internetworking protocol. Of particular interest are those devices that utilize some form of mass storage. Communication of the packets between or among elements can occur using any suitable package switched network (or combination of networks), including the Internet. The preferred protocol for communicating packets is IP, and communication of the packets between elements can advantageously occur by virtualizing a native bus using IP. It is especially contemplated that the inventive elements can be disaggregated outside the housing of a device, at distances of several meters or more. Communication can be hard wired, or can include wireless aspects. Adapters are also contemplated that permit traditional elements to be addressed by their own IP addresses.
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26 Claims
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23. An adapter for an element of an electromagnetic device, comprising:
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(a) an electronic component that provides a communication protocol between a computer and an IP addressable partition of the electromagnetic device; and
(b) the adapter and the electromagnetic device element disposed within a common housing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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Specification