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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2002
Jon Arthur Fairhurst, Camas, WA (US);
Mark Gregory Hanley, Skamania, WA (US);
Vishnu Kumar Shivaji Rao, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jon Arthur Fairhurst, Camas, WA (US);
Mark Gregory Hanley, Skamania, WA (US);
Vishnu Kumar Shivaji Rao, Vancouver, WA (US);
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, WA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device is disclosed that is adapted for use in a distributed network of electronic devices. The device includes a processor, a communications layer and memory. The communications layer is in electronic communication with the processor for communications with the distributed network. The memory is in electronic communication with the processor for storing data. A software element is configured by an application to send a request to a plurality of receiver components where the request requires a response from each receiver component of the plurality of receiver components. The device also includes a smart listener configured to receive the request from the software element and to store the request in the memory. The smart listener is configured to transmit the request to the plurality of receiver components through the distributed network and to listen for responses from any of the plurality of receiver components.