Method and system for controlling and communicating with machines using multiple communication formats

A method of communicating, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting information from a first device to a second device;
• receiving, by the second device, the information which has been transmitted;
• determining, by the second device, a communication protocol utilized by the first device by determining if the information which has been transmitted is arranged in a same format as a predetermined format;
• and
• parsing, by the second device, the information transmitted by the first device using the communication protocol which has been determined.

A method of communicating, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting information from a first device to a second device;
• receiving, by the second device, the information which has been transmitted;
• determining, by the second device, a communication protocol utilized by the first device by determining if the information which has been transmitted has a plurality of fields having a same format as one of a plurality of predetermined formats;
• and
• parsing, by the second device, the information transmitted by the first device using the communication protocol which has been determined.

A system for communicating, comprising:

• a first device for transmitting information;
• a second device which receives the transmitted information from the first device, including:
• means for determining a communication protocol utilized by the first device including means for looking up the identifier in a data base to determine a communication protocol corresponding to the identifier, the means for looking up including:
• means for looking up the identifier in the data base to determine a format of a header of the transmission;
• means for parsing the header of the transmission using the format of the header which was determined;
• and
• means for determining the communication protocol using information in the header which was parsed using the format of the header;
• and
• means for parsing the information transmitted by the first device using the communication protocol which has been determined.

A system for communication, comprising:

• a first device for transmitting information;
• a second device which receives the transmitted information from the first device, including:
• means for determining a communication protocol utilized by the first device by determining if the information which has been transmitted is arranged in a same format as a predetermined format;
• and
• means for parsing the information transmitted by the first device using the communication protocol which has been determined.

A system for communication, comprising:

• a first device for transmitting information;
• a second device which receives the transmitted information from the first device, including:
• means for determining a communication protocol utilized by the first device by determining if the information which has been transmitted has a plurality of fields having a same format as one of a plurality of predetermined formats;
• and
• means for parsing the information transmitted by the first device using the communication protocol which has been determined.