Device control system
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1. A device control system, comprising:
- a general device component defining an application program interface (API) for accessing a device;
a feature definition set operatively connected to the general device component, the feature definition set defining a feature associated with the device; and
a specific device component operatively connected to the general device component, the specific device component supporting the feature.
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Abstract
A device control system includes a general device component, a feature definition set, and a specific device component. The feature definition set is operatively connected to the general device component. The specific device component is operatively connected to the general device component. The general device component defines an application program interface (API) for accessing a device. The feature definition set defines features associated with the device. The specific device component supports the features.
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1. A device control system, comprising:
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a general device component defining an application program interface (API) for accessing a device; a feature definition set operatively connected to the general device component, the feature definition set defining a feature associated with the device; and a specific device component operatively connected to the general device component, the specific device component supporting the feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device control system, comprising:
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a general device component defining an application program interface (API) for accessing a first device and a second device; a feature definition set operatively connected to the general device component, the feature definition set defining first specific features associated with the first device and second specific features associated with the second device; a first specific device component operatively connected to the general device component and the first device; and a second specific device component operatively connected to the general device component and the second device; wherein the general device component supports general features available on the first device and the second device; wherein the first specific device component supports the first specific features available on the first device; wherein the second specific device component supports the second specific features available on the second device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A coordinated media control system, comprising:
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a node manager operatively connected to a first node; a device control system operatively connected to the node manager; and a device operatively connected to the device control system; wherein the node manager is configured to establish and coordinate media streams for at least one of transmitting media from the device to a second node and receiving media to the device from the second node; wherein the device control system comprises; a general device component defining an application program interface (API) for accessing the device; a feature definition set operatively connected to the general device component, the feature definition set defining a feature associated with the device; and a specific device component operatively connected to the general device component, the specific device component supporting the feature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of controlling a device, comprising:
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receiving an abstracted control command of a feature associated with a device type of the device; converting the abstracted control command to a device-specific control command based on a control and query command and device-related information; and performing the device-specific control command on the device by executing on the device a sequence of bytes associated with the feature. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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