Patent ID: 9641738
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method for universal device management of a plurality of imaging devices, the method comprising: storing information regarding a plurality of imaging devices in memory associated with a processor, wherein the stored information regarding each imaging devices includes a set of operational settings specific to one of the plurality of different imaging devices; receiving, at the processor, an unformatted instruction sent over a wireless communication network from a controller regarding a particular imaging device, wherein the unformatted instructions from the controller is directed at managing or controlling the imaging device, wherein the identified imaging device uses a payload format for serial communications, and wherein the payload format specific to the identified imaging device is different from respective payload formats of other imaging devices; executing instructions stored in the memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: providing the formatted instruction to the identified imaging device, wherein the formatted instructions manages or controls the imaging device based on the instructions provided by the controller.