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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING OPEN-CONTROL REMOTE DEVICE CONTROL

  • US 20080215987A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2008
  • Published: 09/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system having a display and at least one user interface selection device, a method for controlling devices, the method comprising:

  • obtaining a user selection of one or more of a plurality of networked devices to be manipulated from the user interface, wherein at least one of the plurality of networked devices requires device-specific protocol instructions that are different from protocol instructions required by at least one of the other plurality of networked devices;

    obtaining a user interface application corresponding to the selected one or more networked devices;

    displaying the user interface application corresponding to the selected one or more networked devices;

    obtaining a user selection of an operation corresponding to at least one selected networked device;

    encoding the selected operation according to a standard communication protocol instruction;

    transmitting the selected standard protocol instruction to a server corresponding to the selected networked device; and

    obtaining an output corresponding to the selected operation of the selected networked device.

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