System for receiving description information from a network device and automatically generate a control panel at a controller for controlling the device
US7020881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4316
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control device for controlling a network device connected to a network. The control device comprises a communication interface adapted to receive description information of the network device from the network device via the network, and a controller adapted to automatically generate an object for the network device using the description information after the description information is received from the network device. The object is adapted to generate a control panel for controlling the network device.
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