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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Ted W. Beers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Michael Worley, Alsea, OR (US);
C. Phillip Callaway, Philomath, OR (US);
Ted W. Beers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Michael Worley, Alsea, OR (US);
C. Phillip Callaway, Philomath, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A device control system includes a general device component, a feature definition set, and a specific device component. The feature definition set is operatively connected to the general device component. The specific device component is operatively connected to the general device component. The general device component defines an application program interface (API) for accessing a device. The feature definition set defines features associated with the device. The specific device component supports the features.