Architecture for home network on world wide web
First Claim
1. A method for providing user interfaces in a first network to a remote access device, the first network including first devices interconnected via a communication medium, and at least one interface device for communication with the remote access device, the user interfaces for controlling the devices that are currently connected to the first network, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) the remote access device establishing communication with the first network via the interface device;
(b) the remote access device sending a request to the interface device for accessing the first network;
(c) at least one of the first devices in the first network obtaining information from one or more of said first devices currently connected to the first network, said information including device information, and generating a user interface description including at least one reference associated with the device information of each of said one or more first devices;
(d) the interface device sending the user interface description to the remote access device; and
(e) the remote access device displaying a user interface based on the user interface description, for user interaction with the first network.
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Abstract
A method for providing user interfaces in a first network to a remote access device, the first network including first devices interconnected via a communication medium, and at least one interface device for communication with the remote access device, the user interfaces for controlling the devices that are currently connected to the first network. The remote access device establishes communication with the first network via the interface device; the remote access device sends a request to the interface device for accessing the first network; at least one of the first devices in the first network obtains information from one or more of said first devices currently connected to the first network, said information including device information, and generating a user interface description including at least one reference associated with the device information of each of said one or more first devices; the interface device sends the user interface description to the remote access device; and the remote access device displays a user interface based on the user interface description, for user interaction with the first network. In another example, the interface device is connected to a second network via a communication link; the remote access device is connected to the second network via a communication link; the remote access device establishes communication with the second network, for communication with the interface device of the first network via the second network; the remote access device sends a request to the interface device via the second network for accessing the first network; and the interface device sends the user interface description to the remote access device via the second network.
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75 Claims
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1. A method for providing user interfaces in a first network to a remote access device, the first network including first devices interconnected via a communication medium, and at least one interface device for communication with the remote access device, the user interfaces for controlling the devices that are currently connected to the first network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) the remote access device establishing communication with the first network via the interface device;
(b) the remote access device sending a request to the interface device for accessing the first network;
(c) at least one of the first devices in the first network obtaining information from one or more of said first devices currently connected to the first network, said information including device information, and generating a user interface description including at least one reference associated with the device information of each of said one or more first devices;
(d) the interface device sending the user interface description to the remote access device; and
(e) the remote access device displaying a user interface based on the user interface description, for user interaction with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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31. A network system for performing services to a remote access device, comprising:
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a local network of first devices interconnected via a communication medium;
a user interface description generation agent in at least one of said first devices configured for;
(a) obtaining information from one or more of said first devices currently connected to the local network, said information including device information; and
(b) generating a user interface description including at least one reference associated with the device information of each of said one or more first devices, and an interface device in the local network configured for communication with the remote access device and for sending the user interface description to the remote access device;
wherein the remote access device is configured for displaying a user interface based on the user interface description for user interaction with local network. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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54. In a network system comprising a local network connected to an external network, and a remote access device connected to the external network, the local network including first devices interconnected via a communication medium and an interface device connecting the local network to the external network, a remote access agent providing communication between the remote access device and the local network, comprising:
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a user interface description generation agent in at least one of said first devices in the local network for;
(a) obtaining information from one or more of said first devices currently connected to the local network, said information including device information; and
(b) generating a user interface description including at least one reference associated with the device information of each of said one or more first devices,an interface device communication agent configuring the interface device for communication with the remote access device and for sending the user interface description to the remote access device via the external network, wherein the remote access device is configured for displaying a user interface based on the user interface description for user interaction with local network, and a routing agent in the external network for routing information between the remote access device and the local network. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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