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Patent US8156095 - Server device, user interface appliance, and media processing network - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsComponents for a control and data processing infrastructure for multiple networked media peripherals are based on chained device connections using a transport-layer independent asymmetric control protocol such as PTP. These components provide a user interface which mirrors the chain of device connections,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8156095?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8156095 - Server device, user interface appliance, and media processing networkAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8156095 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/824,224Publication dateApr 10, 2012Filing dateJun 27, 2010Priority dateJun 17, 2005Also published asUS7747596, US20060288071, US20110055354Publication number12824224, 824224, US 8156095 B2, US 8156095B2, US-B2-8156095, US8156095 B2, US8156095B2InventorsPetronel Bigioi, Peter Corcoran, Eran SteinbergOriginal AssigneeDigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (67), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (1), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetServer device, user interface appliance, and media processing network
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