Main electronic device for communicating within a networkd and method for operating a main electronic device for communicating within the network
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorFrank POHLMANN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a main electronic device for communicating within a network comprising an interface for enabling communication within the network and a controller for sending polling messages via the network to logical addresses via said interface in order to request information from at least one further electronic device. The present invention further relates to a method for operating a main electronic device for communicating within a network.
Claims19
An electronic device for communicating within a consumer electronics control (CEC) network, the electronic device comprising:
- an interface configured to communicate with at least one other electronic device within the CEC network;
- and
- a controller configured to control the interface to send polling messages via the CEC network to logical addresses to request information from the at least one other electronic device, wherein
- the controller controls the interface to send the polling messages to each of the logical addresses within the CEC network excepting at least one of the logical addresses from which information has already been received.
The electronic device according to 3, wherein
- the controller, after enabling a communication functionality of the device and before sending the polling messages, is configured to control the interface to send enable messages to the at least one other electronic device enabling the consumer electronics control CEC function of the at least one other electronic device.
A method for operating a electronic device for communicating within a consumer electronics control (CEC) network, the method comprising:
- performing communication within the CEC network;
- and
- sending polling messages via the CEC network to logical addresses via an interface to request information from at least one other electronic device, wherein
- the polling messages are sent to each of the logical addresses within the CEC network excepting at least one of the logical addresses from which information has already been received.
The method according to 10, further comprising:
- displaying a list of the at least one other electronic device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instructions, which when executed by an electronic device for communicating within a consumer electronics control (CEC) network, cause the electronic device to perform a process comprising:
- performing communication within the CEC network;
- and
- sending polling messages via the CEC network to logical addresses via an interface to request information from at least one other electronic device, wherein
- the polling messages are sent to each of the logical addresses within the CEC network excepting at least one of the logical addresses from which information has already been received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.