Patent ID: 7640349
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a home terminal on a home network from an external terminal through a server, the home terminal, the external terminal, and the server being connected to a network, the method comprising: receiving, by the server, a processing request for the home terminal from the external terminal; allocating, by the server, a storage area on the server for the home terminal in response to the processing request; issuing, by the server, a logical path ID identifying the storage area for the home terminal; storing, by the server, an instruction for performing the processing request in the storage area for the home terminal; sending, by the server, a first message to the home terminal, the first message containing a name of the server and the logical path ID; sending, by the home terminal, a second message to the server using a secure communication method in response to the first message, the second message containing an inquiry as to a type of the processing request, the name of the server, and the logical path ID; and in response to receiving the second message from the home terminal: