System using home gateway to analyze information received in an email message for controlling devices connected in a home network
First Claim
1. Method of controlling a home network (5) from remote, the home network (5) being accessable via a gateway (1), characterized by the following steps:
- transmitting information located in an e-mail account (8) assigned to said gateway (1) from said e-mail account (8) to said gateway (1),analyzing said transmitted information and carrying out home network controlling procedures on the basis of said transmitted information by said gateway (1).
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Abstract
In order to allow controlling of a home network (5) from remote, a gateway (1) connecting the home network (5) to a communication network (3, 12) additionally comprises an e-mail module (6). The e-mail module (6) enables the gateway (1) to connect itself to an e-mail account (8) in order to transmit e-mails received by the e-mail account (8) via the communication network (3) to the gateway (1). The transmitted e-mails are processed by the gateway (1), information is extracted therefrom enabling the gateway (1) to carry out network controlling procedures. Status information and error messages are sent back by the gateway (1) to the user (13) in form of e-mails.
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22 Claims
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1. Method of controlling a home network (5) from remote, the home network (5) being accessable via a gateway (1), characterized by the following steps:
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transmitting information located in an e-mail account (8) assigned to said gateway (1) from said e-mail account (8) to said gateway (1), analyzing said transmitted information and carrying out home network controlling procedures on the basis of said transmitted information by said gateway (1). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. Gateway (1) connectable to a communication network (3), the gateway (1) comprising a first connecting means (2) to connect said gateway (1) to said communication network (3), and a second connecting means (4) connecting said gateway (1) to a home network (5), characterized in that said gateway (1) is connectable to an e-mail account (8) via said communication network (3), and includes an e-mail module (6) comprising receiving means (7) connected to said first connecting means (2) for receiving e-mails via said communication network (3), said receiving means (7) being connected to analyzing means (9) for extracting information from said e-mails received by said receiving means (7) and for processing said extracted information, and controlling means (10) connected to said analyzing means (9) for controlling devices within the home network (5) according to an output of said analyzing means (9).
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20. A method for remotely controlling respective ones of plural different devices connectable to a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a connection via a gateway to a provider and scanning e-mails stored at said provider; checking whether a new e-mail containing one of plural different predetermined signals is stored at said provider, said predetermined signals being interpreted to carry out respectively different predetermined procedures to control respective ones of said devices; receiving at the gateway from said provider only a new e-mail containing said predetermined signal; extracting said predetermined signal from said received e-mail; and controlling said respective one device on the basis of said extracted predetermined signal by the gateway. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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