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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Dennis Van De Meulenhof, Eindhoven, NL;
Eduard Gerhard Zondag, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A communication system having a controlled device ( ), for which an abstract representation (AR) ( ) is provided as interface on a controlling device ( ). When the quality of the connection between the controlling device ( ) and the controlled device ( ) drops below a predetermined level, or if some similar criterion is met, the system selects a second controlling device ( ) which is better suited for controlling the controlled device ( ) and generates a migration event to indicate this. The first controlling device ( ) transfers control over the controlled device ( ) to the second controlling device when it receives said migration event. This can be done by uploading the AR ( ) to the second controlling device ( ), possibly supplemented with the current state of the AR ( ) to perform a fully transparent transfer.