Method, system and devices for communicating between an internet browser and an electronic device
US7865573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and devices for communicating between a network server and a computer having an Internet browser and a communicatively attached electronic device are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for communicating between a computer and an electronic device connected to the computer through a communications protocol, the computer being in communication with network resources via a communications network, the method comprising: displaying a web page within an Internet browser on the computer, the Internet browser including a scripting engine for executing a scripting language of the web page; providing a device controller for interfacing communications between the scripting engine and the electronic device in accordance with the communications protocol connecting the computer and electronic device; receiving first data from the electronic device through the communications protocol and sending the first data from the computer to a network server connected via the communication network.
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