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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Theodore David Wugofski, Forth Worth, TX (US);
Gary Sullivan, Mansfield, TX (US);
Chris Crawford, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Theodore David Wugofski, Forth Worth, TX (US);
Gary Sullivan, Mansfield, TX (US);
Chris Crawford, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Gateway Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A multimedia system includes an information handling system, and a plurality of multimedia devices operatively and electrically connected to a computer of the system. Software modules residing in computer memory interpret control commands. This includes receiving a high level device control command, generating a generic device control script based on a device interconnect model and the high level device control command, interpreting the generic device control script, and transmitting specific device control commands to a device through a device interface.