Patent ID: 6275870
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
An audio and visual system having components coupled through a network comprising:a RMS object representing a remote manager server, said RMS object exposing an interface to provide network management;a RCC object representing a remote control center, said RCC object being instantiated and automatically connected to said interface when said remote control center is initiated on the network, said RCC object further operable for connecting to a mirrored interface on an object representing a component controlled by said remote control center; andan AV object representing an audio and visual processor, said AV object being instantiated and automatically connected to said interface when said audio/visual processor is initiated on the network, said AV object further operable for exposing a mirrored interface to provide status information to an RCC object that represents a remote control center that controls said audio and visual processor.