INTEROPERABILITY USING A LOCAL PROXY SERVER

• US 20100250725A1
• Filed: 06/08/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AOL Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Damick, Jeffrey J., Meenan, Patrick, Chiles, David Clyde
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine

Abstract

A home-networking gateway may automatically provide a function based on data identified on a device on a home network. The home-networking gateway may perform the function using another device that is capable of performing the function and is accessible to the home-networking gateway.

Claims

1. A method for providing interoperability in a home network using a local proxy server, the method comprising:

identifying an advertised capability of a first device in the home network;

identifying a function requested of the first device that corresponds to the advertised capability identified;

selecting a second device capable of performing the function from among multiple devices that are remote to the first device and accessible to the local proxy server; and

coordinating with the selected second device to perform the function.

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