Method and apparatus for a home network auto-tree builder
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
출원번호
US-0603363
(2003-06-24)
등록번호
US-7500177
(2009-03-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Humpleman,Richard James
Harms,G. Kevin
Deacon,Michael S.
Wolff,Robert M.
출원인 / 주소
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Sherman, Esq.,Kenneth L.
인용정보
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4인용 특허 :
13
초록▼
A method and system is provided for detecting, commanding and controlling diverse home devices currently connected to a home network. An interface is provided for accessing the home devices that are currently connected to a home network. According to the method, a device link file is generated, wher
A method and system is provided for detecting, commanding and controlling diverse home devices currently connected to a home network. An interface is provided for accessing the home devices that are currently connected to a home network. According to the method, a device link file is generated, wherein the device link file identifies home devices that are currently connected to the home network. A device link page is created, wherein the device link page contains a device button that is associated with each home device that is identified in the device link file. A hyper-text link is associated with each device button, wherein the hyper-text link provides a link to an HTML page that is contained on the home device that is associated with the device button, and the device link page is displayed on a browser based home device.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing an interface for accessing home devices in a network, the method comprising the steps of: creating a device link page for access to graphical or textual information in one or more devices currently connected to the network, wherein the device link page
What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing an interface for accessing home devices in a network, the method comprising the steps of: creating a device link page for access to graphical or textual information in one or more devices currently connected to the network, wherein the device link page contains one or more device buttons each associated with a device currently connected to the network; associating a hyper-text link with each device button, wherein the hyper-text link provides a link to graphical or textual information contained in the device that is associated with the device button; and displaying the device link page on a display device, wherein said network is a home network, and wherein the display device is part of a control device of the home network, and wherein the control device is separate from the one or more devices currently connected to the network. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said graphical or textual information is in a form of a web page or an html page. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said display device is a browser-based display device. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the device link page includes the steps of: retrieving a logical device name from a device list file; storing the logical device name in the device link page; and converting the logical device name to a device button. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the device link page includes the steps of: retrieving a device ICON image from one of the one or more devices; creating a device button based on the device ICON image; and storing the device button in the device link page. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the device link page includes the steps of: retrieving a device LOGO image from one of the one or more devices; creating a manufacturer device button based on the device LOGO image; and storing the manufacturer device button in the device link page. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of associating a hyper-text link with each device button comprises the steps of: retrieving a URL from a home device, wherein the URL is part of a property file associated with the home device; and associating the URL with the device button that is associated with the home device. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of storing the manufacturer device button in the device link page includes the step of storing the manufacturer device button in a user-definable area of the device link page. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of retrieving the URL from the home device includes the steps of retrieving the URL from the property file that is stored in the home device. 10. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of generating a device list file by: detecting whether a device is connected to the home network; associating a logical device name with the home device; and storing the logical device name in the device list file. 11. A method for providing an interface for accessing home devices that are currently connected to a network, the method comprising the steps of: creating a device link page from at least the network, wherein the device link page contains at least a device button for a device that is currently connected to the network, wherein creating the device link page further includes: (i) generating a device list file by detecting that a device is connected to the home network, associating a logical device name with the home device, and storing the logical device name in the device list file, and (ii) retrieving a logical device name from the device link file, storing the logical device name in the device link page, and converting the logical device name to a device button; associating a hyper-text link with each device button, wherein the hyper-text link provides a link to graphical or textual information that is contained in the device that is associated with the device button; and displaying the device link page on a display device; periodically refreshing the device list file by: autonomously detecting that a home device is currently connected to the home network, associating a logical device name with the home device, and storing the logical device name in the device list file.
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