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Home Network Component Controlling Data and Function of Another Home Network Component

  • US 20140007167A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2013
  • Published: 01/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. System comprising:

  • at least one user component including a processor and a user input device configured for inputting signals to the processor;

    at least one computer readable storage medium bearing instructions accessible to the processor which when executed by the processor configure the processor for;

    communicating with at least one service component over a home network, the service component including a processor, wherein the processor of the user component when executing the instructions is configured to cooperate with the processor of the server component for;

    facilitating discovery of each component by the other component in the home network;

    publishing to the home network services provided by the user component and receiving information indicating services published by the service component in the network;

    receiving user invocation signals to invoke a service of the service component;

    receiving user service signals and sending the user service signals over the network to the service component to cause the service component to provide the service in accordance with the user service signals; and

    receiving back over the home network a service output from the service component representing a result of executing the service for presentation of the service output on the user component.

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