Method and apparatus for enabling device communication and control using XMPP

摘要

A method and device is provided for platform independent device communication by detecting a request at a processor-based device to perform a function, determining an external device corresponding to the request, retrieving a tag for the external device for performing a function corresponding to the request and generating a message implemented in XMPP, having embedded therein the tag, wherein the tag is essential at the external device for performing the function corresponding to the request. Receiving the message at a device, determining whether the message comprises a device message, retrieving a tag included in the message, wherein the tag corresponds to an executable command to perform a function and executing the tag to perform the function.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a presence message at a processor-based device from one or more external devices, the presence message comprises information on one or more of a current content being played at the one or more external devices; providing the information on current content being played to others of the one or more external devices for display; detecting a request for the current content being played, at the processor-based device, to perform a function; determining an external device corresponding to a device selection made in the request; retrieving a tag for the external device for performing the function corresponding to the request, the tag comprising a link to the current content being played and a synchronization tag; and generating a message implemented in a presence and messaging protocol, having embedded therein the tag, wherein the tag is essential at the external device for performing the function corresponding to the request; wherein the external device is remote from the processor-based device.