I Want to Know Device Information

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I want to write a Windows Service which will capture the device information during a video/ audio call is going.

ex:- if you are using Skype to make a video call then the service will pick the Webcam
which you are using for that call (Device ID ,Device Name etc..) .

Posted 30-Sep-11 2:28am

sirazuddin

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2011-09-30T02:35:00

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Seems like a dubious endeavor you seem to be embarking on here. Communication is protected in most civilized countries. Doing this covertly will require some sort of legal priveledge.

Another question altogether is this: If there are more than on webcams attached to the computer, how should the "service" determine which one the is being used in the Skype call?

Remaining doubtfull,

—MRB

Posted 30-Sep-11 2:35am

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

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sirazuddin 30-Sep-11 8:45am

Thanks Bihy,
That is what my question ? If two webcam are there then which one is Active / Which one sending the Data, And these Windows service will be install and Running on Client System only.

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 30-Sep-11 8:56am

It still is hard to tell which webcam is the correct one i.e. the one used in the Skype call. Both cameras could be sending video data to the system and the only instance that is sure to know which webcam is being used is the Skype program. There might be a way by checking which process is accessing the DLL which came with the webcam. I'm sorry to say that I don't have any experience with this.

sirazuddin 30-Sep-11 9:16am

Thanks Bihy,
Is there any way to Know which Device is connected to which Port,
becoz i think data will be transfer by using ports ,but iam try to Get it using
ManagementObjectSearcher but iam not getting the information ,do you have any dll or any API that Work for me.(Can it will Work)

RKnGl 30-Sep-11 8:48am

Hm... although Your question was regarding "the hardware" side of the problem , could You just concentrate on the "software" side and look through registry/configuration file of the software in use and look for whatever information is needed ?

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 30-Sep-11 8:59am

You'll have to reply to OP and not to me. I just tried to provide a solution to OP. There is this neat little link beneath the question and also in ones comments you should use for just that. :)