Method and system for managing control of groups of networked heterogenous devices in a network
US7831699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/022
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing a group of networked, heterogeneous devices, wherein the group of devices are regarded as a logically single “device”. This method separates the state management aspect from control aspect, such that applications using this method need not manage the devices and data directly, and as a result can interact with a simplified, single ‘device’, or focus on controlling the simplified, single ‘device.
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