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Control device for controlling the transmission and receipt of data and a method of determining the transmitter and the receiver of the data

  • US 6,725,300 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/1999
  • Issued: 04/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device control apparatus that enables control of a source device, which is a transmitter of data, and a destination device, which is a receiver of data, said device control apparatus comprising:

  • a device specification unit that specifies a source device and a destination device;

    a decision unit that determines whether or not the specified destination device can receive and process data transmitted from the specified source device, based on attribute information of the specified source device and the specified destination device;

    a user interface specification unit that, when said decision unit determines that the specified destination device can receive and process data transmitted from the specified source device, specifies a user interface for operating a composite device, which has both at least part of functions of the specified source device and at least part of functions of the specified destination device, as a user interface for operating both the specified source device and the specified destination device; and

    a display control unit that causes the user interface specified by said user interface specification unit to be displayed on a display unit.

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