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Method and apparatus for interfacing with multiple objects using an object independent interface protocol

US8788720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Elden Crom · Tucson, US
David Keith Crowe · Tucson, US
Paul Kenjora · Phoenix, US
Sean B. Mulholland · Colorado Springs, US
Joseph Fico · Tucson, US
Jonathan Strootman · Tucson, US
Stephen Simi · Tucson, US
Stephen Koester · Cary, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 5, 2012
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus is presented for communicating between a platform and multiple objects, where the objects comprise a set of parameters and an object-specific interface protocol, where at least one of the object-specific interface protocols differs from at least one other object-specific interface protocol. The method includes identifying the objects and creating multiple nonobject-specific data structures, where at least one of the nonobject-specific data structures can engage each parameter of each set of parameters. The method further includes transforming, using the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures created, the object-specific interface protocols into a single nonobject-specific interface protocol for communicating between the platform and the objects.

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