Server device, user interface appliance, and media processing network
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a server device connected within a network of media processing devices, comprising:
- initiating respective connections with one or more media processing devices;
receiving and responding to a connection request from an initiating media processing device by providing a list of said connections between said initiating media processing device and one or more responder media processing devices; and
requesting and receiving device information from each connected media processing device, said device information defining a user interface for said each media processing device.
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Abstract
Components for a control and data processing infrastructure for multiple networked media peripherals are based on chained device connections using a transport-layer independent asymmetric control protocol such as PTP. These components provide a user interface which mirrors the chain of device connections, provides remote access to the media data distributed across said connected devices, can respond to events originating from members of the device chain and enables control and management of the underlying media processing capabilities of the connected devices.
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47 Claims
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1. A method of operation of a server device connected within a network of media processing devices, comprising:
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initiating respective connections with one or more media processing devices;
receiving and responding to a connection request from an initiating media processing device by providing a list of said connections between said initiating media processing device and one or more responder media processing devices; and
requesting and receiving device information from each connected media processing device, said device information defining a user interface for said each media processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operation of a graphical user interface appliance, comprising:
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providing a connection to a server device;
receiving device information from the server device for one or more media processing devices connected to said server device, said device information defining a user interface for each respective media processing device; and
constructing a user interface based on said user interface information for said each connected media processing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server device for being connected within a network of media processing devices, comprising:
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a router for initiating respective connections with one or more media processing devices;
a connection manager program module for receiving and responding to a connection request from an initiating media processing device by providing a list of said connections between said initiating media processing device and one or more responder media processing devices; and
a user interface manager program module for requesting and receiving device information from each connected media processing device, said device information defining a user interface for said each media processing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A graphical user interface (GUI) appliance, comprising:
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a communication program module for providing a connection to a server device, and for receiving device information from the server device for one or more media processing devices connected to said server device, said device information defining a user interface for each respective media processing device; and
a user interface generator program module for constructing a user interface based on said user interface information for said each connected media processing device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A media processing network, comprising:
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(a) a server device comprising (i) a router for initiating respective connections with one or more media processing devices;
(ii) a connection manager module for receiving and responding to a connection request from an initiating media processing device by providing a list of said connections between said initiating media processing device and one or more responder media processing devices; and
(iii) a user interface manager module for requesting and receiving device information from each connected media processing device, said device information defining a user interface for said each media processing device; and
(b) a graphical user interface appliance, comprising;
(i) a communication module for providing a connection to a server device, and for receiving device information from the server device for one or more media processing devices connected to said server device, said device information defining a user interface for each respective media processing device; and
(ii) a user interface generator module for constructing a user interface based on said user interface information for said each connected media processing device. (c) wherein each of said devices and said appliance being connected by respective peer-to-peer connections. - View Dependent Claims (30, 32, 33)
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31. The media processing network of 30, wherein each user interface appliance is connected as a PTP initiator to a respective server device, wherein each server device is connected as a PTP initiator to each respective media processing device, and wherein each server device is connected as one of a PTP initiator or a PTP responder to another server device.
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34. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of operation of a server device connected within a network of media processing devices, the method comprising:
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initiating respective connections with one or more media processing devices;
receiving and responding to a connection request from an initiating media processing device by providing a list of said connections between said initiating media processing device and one or more responder media processing devices; and
requesting and receiving device information from each connected media processing device, said device information defining a user interface for said each media processing device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of operation of a graphical user interface appliance, the method comprising:
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providing a connection to a server device;
receiving device information from the server device for one or more media processing devices connected to said server device, said device information defining a user interface for each respective media processing device; and
constructing a user interface based on said user interface information for said each connected media processing device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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