Communication system and method
OwnerRob Theodorus Udinkinventor
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Abstract
A communication system (100) including a controller station (114) and a controlled station (102), interconnected via a communication network (120). A set of functions of the controlled station (102) is accessible through a base software element. An extension to said set of functions is accessible through an extended software element, which has a link to the base software element. Also a method of providing standardized extended functionality in the communication system (100).
Claims11
A communication system (100) including a controller station (114) and a controlled station (102), interconnected via a communication network (120), a set of functions of the controlled station (102) being accessible through a base software element, characterized by an extension to said set of functions being accessible through an extended software element, the extended software element comprising a link to the base software element for enabling access to the base software element.
A method of providing standardized extended functionality in a communication system (100) including a controller station (114) and a controlled station (102), interconnected via a communication network (120), a set of functions of the controlled station (102) being accessible through a base software element, the method being characterized by registering in a registry (238) an extended software element which provides access to the standardized extended functionality, said extended software element comprising a link to the base software element for enabling access to the base software element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.