METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN AN INTERNET BROWSER AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for communicating between a computer and an electronic device connected to the computer through a communications protocol, the computer being in communication with network resources via a communications network, the method comprising:
- displaying a web page including a scripting language within an Internet browser on the computer, the Internet browser including a scripting engine for executing the scripting language;
providing a scripting-language capable device controller for interfacing communications between the scripting engine and the electronic device in accordance with the communications protocol connecting the computer and electronic device;
receiving by the scripting-language capable device controller of first data from the electronic device through the communications protocol;
sending the first data from the scripting-language capable device controller to the scripting engine of the Internet browser; and
sending the first data from the Internet browser to a network server connected to the communication network.
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Abstract
A method, system and devices for communicating between an Internet browser and an electronic device are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for communicating between a computer and an electronic device connected to the computer through a communications protocol, the computer being in communication with network resources via a communications network, the method comprising: displaying a web page including a scripting language within an Internet browser on the computer, the Internet browser including a scripting engine for executing the scripting language; providing a scripting-language capable device controller for interfacing communications between the scripting engine and the electronic device in accordance with the communications protocol connecting the computer and electronic device; receiving by the scripting-language capable device controller of first data from the electronic device through the communications protocol; sending the first data from the scripting-language capable device controller to the scripting engine of the Internet browser; and sending the first data from the Internet browser to a network server connected to the communication network.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for communicating between a computer and an electronic device connected to the computer through a communications protocol, the computer being in communication with network resources via a communications network, the method comprising:
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displaying a web page including a scripting language within an Internet browser on the computer, the Internet browser including a scripting engine for executing the scripting language; providing a scripting-language capable device controller for interfacing communications between the scripting engine and the electronic device in accordance with the communications protocol connecting the computer and electronic device; receiving by the scripting-language capable device controller of first data from the electronic device through the communications protocol; sending the first data from the scripting-language capable device controller to the scripting engine of the Internet browser; and sending the first data from the Internet browser to a network server connected to the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor for controlling the operation of the data processing system; a display connected to the processor; a data interface connected to the processor and configured for communicating with an electronic device and for exchanging data with the electronic device through a communications protocol; a scripting-language capable device controller for interfacing communications from the scripting engine with the electronic device in accordance with the communications protocol; a communications subsystem for exchanging data with a communications network; an Internet browser including a scripting engine for executing a scripting language; a module for displaying a web page including a scripting language within an Internet browser on the computer, the Internet browser including a scripting engine for executing the scripting language; a module for providing a scripting-language capable device controller for interfacing communications between the scripting engine and the electronic device in accordance with the communications protocol connecting the computer and electronic device; a module for receiving by the scripting-language capable device controller of first data from the electronic device through the communications protocol; a module for sending the first data from the scripting-language capable device controller to the scripting engine of the Internet browser; and a module for sending the first data from the Internet browser to a network server connected to the communication network.
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