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PCT No. PCT/DE95/01101 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 21, 1997 PCT Filed Aug. 21, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/06399 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 29, 1996With the advent of multimedia in computer systems, it is necessary to integrate audio and video in the computer as data types equivalent to text and graphics. For this purpose, provision is made of program modules which carry out different tasks. In order to define the properties of each audio/video device, an endpoint module is generated for each audio/video device and then forms the interface to the remaining modules. When a data packet is to be transmitted from one device to another device, an event or a request is generated, which is evaluated by an event module, which then selects the corresponding endpoint modules and establishes a logical link between these endpoint modules. The data packet is controlled by means of a data module, which also initiates the storage of the data packet. Following termination of the transmission of the data packet, the event module searches for further requests which can, for example, be held in a queue in a waiting loop. The advantage is an upwardly hardware-neutral interface for the integrated management of the local audiovisual resources of the computer.
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