Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Discovery of electronic devices in a combined network
- Patent Title (中): 在组合网络中发现电子设备
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Application No.: US12950850Application Date: 2010-11-19
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Publication No.: US08504672B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Brian K. Schmidt , Joerg Detert
- Applicant: Brian K. Schmidt , Joerg Detert
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Silicon Image, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Image, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to discovery of electronic devices in a combined network. An embodiment of a method includes determining an identifier for a first device in a combined network according to a first network protocol, the combined network including a first network using the first network protocol and a second network using a second network protocol, where the identifier is determined based on a unique designation for the first device, and determining addressing information for the first device according to the second network protocol, where determining the addressing information includes establishing a physical address and a logical address for the first device. The method further includes broadcasting one or more messages containing identification information and capabilities of the first device to devices in the first network and to devices in the second network. The first device records and processes information from messages received by the first device, the messages being one or more messages under the first network protocol and one or more message under the second network protocol.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120131153A1 DISCOVERY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A COMBINED NETWORK Public/Granted day:2012-05-24
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