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A method and system for commanding and controlling diverse home devices is provided. A first home device capable of displaying user interface data is connected to a home network. A second home device stores user interface data that defines a user interface for commanding and controlling the second h

A method and system for commanding and controlling diverse home devices is provided. A first home device capable of displaying user interface data is connected to a home network. A second home device stores user interface data that defines a user interface for commanding and controlling the second home device, also connected to the home network. The first device receives the user interface data from the second device over the network. The first device then displays the user interface as defined by the data. The user interacts with the user interface displayed on the first device by a control device. User input is accepted from the user responsive to the interaction. Control and command information is sent from the first home device to the second home device in order to control the second device according to the user input. Since the user interface can be displayed from any device, a single control device may control a plurality of different devices without requiring any change in the mode of operation of the control device.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for implementing command and control for home devices via a home network, the method comprising the steps of:connecting a first home device to the home network, wherein the first home device is capable of displaying user interface data;connecting a second home

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for implementing command and control for home devices via a home network, the method comprising the steps of:connecting a first home device to the home network, wherein the first home device is capable of displaying user interface data;connecting a second home device to the home network, the second home device storing user interface data in a selected format that defines a user interface for commanding and controlling of the second home device;receiving the user interface data at the first home device via the home network from the second home device without requiring user input;displaying the user interface defined by the user interface data on the first home device;accepting user input from a user in response to the user interacting with the user interface displayed on the first home device; andcontrolling the second home device by sending control and command information from the first home device to the second home device based on the user input, the first home device and the second home device both being operational during the sending of the control and command information.