Method and system for independent incoming and outgoing message dispatching in a home audio/video network
US6684401B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a home audio video network of connected network devices, a method of routing a received message to a software controller. An incoming message is received from a network bus by an intelligent device having a plurality of software controllers for communicating with a plurality of network devices. The incoming message are examined in a first message handling unit to determine a corresponding one of the plurality of software controllers within the intelligent device. The incoming message are dispatched to the corresponding one software controller using the first message handling unit. An outgoing message is received from one of the plurality of software controllers in a second message handling unit. The outgoing message is examined to determine a corresponding one of the plurality of network devices. The outgoing message is dispatched to the corresponding one network device with the first and second message handling units functioning independently.
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