Patent ID: 7007093
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network resource control system for facilitating communication between a network terminal and a selected network resource device over a network for communication of translated source data from the network terminal to the network resource device, the network resource control system comprising: a resource registry including resource configuration data associated with the selected network resource device, the resource configuration data defining a user access level for a degree of communication access the network terminal is to have with the network resource device, the resource configuration data further including a driver identifier for a resource driver associated with the selected network resource device, the resource driver for translating source data to produce the translated source data in a format suitable for processing by the network resource device; an authorization server in communication with the resource registry for receiving a request from the network terminal for communication access to the selected network resource device, the request configured to include a device identifier associated with the selected network resource device and user configuration data associated with the network terminal, the authorization server being configured for accessing the resource configuration data associated with the request device identifier to determine if the network terminal is authorized for the defined user access level based on the user configuration data and to determine if the network terminal is configured with the resource driver associated with the driver identifier.