Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Generic control system – apparatus or process – Having operator control interface
Reexamination Certificate
1998-06-03
2001-06-26
Grant, William (Department: 2121)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Generic control system, apparatus or process
Having operator control interface
C700S017000, C700S094000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06253114
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic device controller.
2. Description of the Related Art
On the occasion of copying information to another recording medium from a certain source medium, when there are provided a plurality of recording media, a method has been employed to distribute adequately the analog signal output from the source medium to a recording medium using, for example, an AV (Audio Visual) amplifier.
However, this method has a problem that even when source media and recording media are capable of processing digital signals, information is necessarily deteriorated because the information which is once converted to an analog signal is converted again to the digital signal for the recording.
Moreover, there has been a problem that operations are very troublesome because the operations for reproducing source media and operations for recording recording media must be respectively done manually.
Therefore, it can also be thought that an AV amplifier and source media and recording media are mutually connected with a connecting line which can transmit and receive a control signal such as Control-A1 and each medium is controlled with the AV amplifier.
However, such method has a problem that running cost becomes high because a new connecting line is required but the wiring becomes troublesome.
The present invention has been proposed considering the background explained above and enables, on the occasion of copying information to a plurality of recording media from source media, the copying with simplified operations without deteriorating the information.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An electronic device controller of the present invention is characterized in comprising a communication means for making communication with an electronic device via a network, a requesting means for requesting, to an electronic device, transmission of information in unit of function providing at least one of the input and output of the electronic device, a first memory means for storing the information in unit of function transmitted from the electronic device via the network, a forming means for forming a function group by combining one or more function units being stored in the first memory means and a second memory means for storing information of function group formed by the forming means.
In the electronic device controller, electronic device control method and transmission medium described in this specification of the present invention, communication with an electronic device is conducted via a network, transmission of the information in unit of function providing at least one of the input and output of the electronic device is requested to the electronic device, the information in unit of function transmitted via the network from the electronic device is stored, a function group is formed by summarizing one or more function units stored and the information of the function group formed is also stored. For example, communication is made with the electronic device via the 1394 networks, transmission of the information of the input/output format in the function unit providing at least one of the input and output of the electronic device is requested to the electronic device, information in the function unit transmitted via the network from the electronic device is stored, a function group is formed by combining one or more function units being stored and information of the function group formed is stored.
In the electronic device, electronic device control method and transmission medium described in the specification of the present invention, communication with the electronic device controller is conducted via the network, information in the function unit having at least one of the input and output thereof is stored, information in the function unit is transmitted to the electronic device controller when the request for transmission of information of function unit is received from the electronic device controller and information of the function group is stored when the information of the function group belonging thereto received. For example, communication with the electronic device controller such as a personal computer is conducted via the 1394-network, the information in function unit provided with at least one of the input and output thereof is stored, the information in the function unit is transmitted to the electronic device controller when request for transmission of the information in the function unit is received from the electronic device controller and the information of the function group is stored when the information of the function group belonging thereto is received.
Moreover, in the electronic device controller, electronic device control method and transmission medium described in the specification of the present invention, a first electronic device makes communications with a second electronic device via a network, requests, to the second electronic device, transmission of the information in the function unit having at least one of the input and output of the first electronic device, stores the information in the function unit transmitted from the second electronic device via the network, forms a function group by combining one or more function units stored and stores the information of the function group formed, while the second electronic device makes communication with the first electronic device via the network, stores the information in the function unit having at least one of the input and output thereof, transmits the information in the function unit to the first electronic device when request for transmission of the information in the function unit is received from the first electronic device and stores the information of the function group when the information of the function group belonging thereto is received. For example, the first electronic device which is a personal computer makes communication with a second electronic device as an AV apparatus via the network, request, to the second electronic device, transmission of information in the function unit having at least one of the input and output of the first electronic device, stores the information in the function unit transmitted via the network from the second electronic device, forms the function group by combining one or more function units stored and stores the information of the function group formed.
Moreover, in the electronic device controller, electronic device control method and transmitting medium described in the specification of the present invention, communication is conducted with an electronic device via a network, a command including the designated information is generated to simultaneously designate a plurality of electronic devices and the command generated is output to the network. For example, communication with an electronic device as the AV apparatus is conducted via the 1394-network, a command including the designated information is generated to simultaneously designate a plurality of electronic devices and the command generated is output to the network.
Moreover, in the electronic device, electronic device control method and transmission medium, communication is conducted with the electronic device controller via the network, a designation information, on the occasion of receiving a command including the designation information for simultaneously designating a plurality of electronic devices, is extracted from the command, it is judged whether the device itself is designated or not depending on the extracted designation information and the process for the command is executed depending on the judging result. For example, communication is conducted with an electronic device controller as a personal computer via the 1394-network, a designation information, on the occasion of receiving a command including the designation information simultaneously designating a plurality of electronic devices as the AV device, is extracted from the command, it is judged whether the device itself is designated by the extracted designation informa
Grant William
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Rodriguez Paul
Sony Corporation
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