Home audio/video network for generating default control paramete

Details Home audio/video network for generating default control paramete Home audio/video network for generating default control paramete

1998-01-06

2000-04-18

Lee, Thomas C.

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral adapting

707 1, 710 10, 709301, 709305, 709209, 709238, 711154, G06F 906

Patent

active

060527501

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for ensuring future upgradability and expandabiliy of devices in a home audio video network. The system of the present invention generates a default control module for a first device coupled to the network by using a second device coupled to the network. The the default control module is configured to ensure at least a minimum degree of interoperability between the first device and the second device. The second device access the first device via the default control module, wherein the default control module enables the first device to respond to a default set of commands from the second device. When an updated control module for the first device is received, the default control module is replaced with the updated control module by unlinking the default control module and linking the updated control module using a registry. The updated control module can be received from a wide variety of sources (e.g., the internet, satellite broadcast, cable TV provider, disk from the manufacture, etc.). The second device subsequently accesses the first device via the updated control module, wherein the updated control module enables the first device to respond to an updated set of commands from the second device.

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