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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ripin Natani, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eliezer Payzer, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Joseph Ewanchuk, Redmond, WA (US);
John Thomas Kimbell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brent Campbell, Bothell, WA (US);
Paul Heidelman, Redmond, WA (US);
Philip J. Nachreiner, Duvall, WA (US);
Luis Delgado de Mendoza Garcia, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander Gurzhi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yuriy Tarasov, Santa Clara, CA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for controlling one or more external audio-visual devices are provided. In one example, a method comprises receiving a device command and determining an intent of the device command. The intent includes an action and an external device to perform the action. The method further comprises selecting a selected protocol for communicating the device command to the external device, where the selected protocol is selected from a plurality of supported protocols, and communicating the device command to the external device according to the selected protocol.