XML-based language description for controlled devices
First Claim
1. A method for accessing a user-selectable service on a controlled device in an ad hoc network, the method comprising:
- creating a definition of the controlled device using an XML-based language, wherein the definition includes a service control protocol definition;
storing the definition on at least one computer-readable medium;
identifying a set of states in a service state table on the controlled device in accordance with the service control protocol definition for the user-selectable service;
determining a set of commands in accordance with the service control protocol definition to control the user-selectable service and to update the set of states identified byte service state table; and
generating a service control protocol in accordance with the service control protocol definition to interact with the user-selectable service, wherein the service control protocol comprises plural network messages having a content and a sequence used to interact with the user-selectable service;
wherein the definition of the controlled device comprises XML-language elements to identify on the controlled device the manufacturer, model name, and model description;
wherein the definition comprises a root device element, a unique device name element, a friendly name element, a device type element and an icon list element.
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Abstract
A device control model provides an integrated set of addressing, naming, discovery and description processes that enables automatic, dynamic and ad-hoc self-setup by devices to interoperate with other devices on a network. This permits a computing device when introduced into a network to automatically configure so as to connect and interact with other computing devices available on the network, without a user installation experience and without downloading driver software or persisting a configuration setup for connecting and interacting with such other computing devices. Upon completing interaction with such other devices, the computing device automatically releases the setup for such other devices so as to avoid persistent device configurations that might create a configuration maintenance and management burden.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for accessing a user-selectable service on a controlled device in an ad hoc network, the method comprising:
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creating a definition of the controlled device using an XML-based language, wherein the definition includes a service control protocol definition; storing the definition on at least one computer-readable medium; identifying a set of states in a service state table on the controlled device in accordance with the service control protocol definition for the user-selectable service; determining a set of commands in accordance with the service control protocol definition to control the user-selectable service and to update the set of states identified byte service state table; and generating a service control protocol in accordance with the service control protocol definition to interact with the user-selectable service, wherein the service control protocol comprises plural network messages having a content and a sequence used to interact with the user-selectable service; wherein the definition of the controlled device comprises XML-language elements to identify on the controlled device the manufacturer, model name, and model description; wherein the definition comprises a root device element, a unique device name element, a friendly name element, a device type element and an icon list element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable data-carrying media having encoded thereon a software program executable on a computing device for performing a method for accessing a user-selectable service on a controlled device in an ad hoc network the method comprising:
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creating a definition of the controlled device using an XML-based language, wherein the definition includes a service control protocol definition; storing the definition on at least one computer-readable medium; identifying a set of states in a service state table on the controlled device in accordance with the service control protocol definition for the user-selectable service; determining a set of commands in accordance with the service control protocol definition to control the user-selectable service and to update the set of states identified byte service state table; and generating a service control protocol in accordance with the service control protocol definition to interact with the user-selectable service, wherein the service control protocol comprises plural network messages having a content and a sequence used to interact with the user-selectable service; wherein the definition of the controlled device comprises XML-language elements to identify on the controlled device the manufacturer, model name, and model description; wherein the definition comprises a root device element, a unique device name element, a friendly name element, a device type element, and an icon list element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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