Method, system architecture and computer software for communication between devices
First Claim
1. A method for communication among a plurality of devices connected to each other through a network comprising a multi-level hierarchy, each device having at least one service which provides a set of functions for controlling and/or monitoring the device, the method comprising:
- arranging a first device in the multi-level hierarchy,joining a second device to the multi-level hierarchy, wherein either the first device is the parent of the second device or the second device is the parent of the first device,detecting with the first device a presence of the second device and a service of the second device,retrieving with the first device information about functions of the service of the second device,invoking with the first device a function of the service of the second device, andgenerating messages with at least one of the first device and the second device and transmitting the messages to another of the first device and the second device, wherein the information about functions and the messages are received only by devices that have a same parent as the first device or the second device and by the parent of the first device and the second device,wherein the first device or the second device are interchangeable at least for the detecting, retrieving, arranging and invoking.
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Abstract
A method for communication between a plurality of devices connected to each other through a network. Each device includes at least one service that provides a set of functions for controlling and/or monitoring the device. A service of a first device detects the presence of a second device, detects the presence of a service of the second device, retrieves information about the functions of the service of the second device, and invokes a function of the service of the second device. A system architecture for communication between the devices includes a communication module configured to enable a service of a first device to detect the presence of a second device, to detect the presence of a service of the second device, to retrieve information about the functions of the service of the second device and to invoke a function of the service of the second device.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for communication among a plurality of devices connected to each other through a network comprising a multi-level hierarchy, each device having at least one service which provides a set of functions for controlling and/or monitoring the device, the method comprising:
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arranging a first device in the multi-level hierarchy, joining a second device to the multi-level hierarchy, wherein either the first device is the parent of the second device or the second device is the parent of the first device, detecting with the first device a presence of the second device and a service of the second device, retrieving with the first device information about functions of the service of the second device, invoking with the first device a function of the service of the second device, and generating messages with at least one of the first device and the second device and transmitting the messages to another of the first device and the second device, wherein the information about functions and the messages are received only by devices that have a same parent as the first device or the second device and by the parent of the first device and the second device, wherein the first device or the second device are interchangeable at least for the detecting, retrieving, arranging and invoking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium; and computer program code means or software code portions recorded on the computer readable medium and executable by a computer or a processor to carry out a method comprising arranging a first device in the multi-level hierarchy, joining a second device to the multi-level hierarchy, wherein either the first device is the parent of the second device or the second device is the parent of the first device, detecting with the first device a presence of the second device and a service of the second device, retrieving with the first device information about functions of the service of the second device, invoking with the first device a function of the service of the second device, and generating messages with at least one of the first device and the second device and transmitting the messages to another of the first device and the second device, wherein the information about functions and the messages are received only by devices that have a same parent as the first device or the second device and by the parent of the first device and the second device, wherein the first device or the second device are interchangeable at least for the detecting, retrieving, arranging and invoking.
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