Patent ID: 8677350
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An application management system comprising: a plurality of controlled hardware devices; and an application server performing installation and management of applications for the plurality of controlled hardware devices by using Internet access services and middleware services for accessing the plurality of controlled hardware devices, wherein the Internet access services and the middleware services are bundled into a framework capable of providing integrated support to a variety of home network middleware, wherein the application server controls the plurality of controlled hardware devices in response to the installed applications, wherein each of the plurality of controlled hardware devices includes positional information on an application file to be installed, wherein the application file is stored in a file server on the Internet, wherein at least one of the plurality of controlled hardware devices determines whether the application server is connected to a home network and if the application server is connected to the home network, the at least one of the plurality of controlled hardware devices judges whether a new application should be installed in the at least one of the plurality of controlled hardware devices, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of controlled hardware devices does not have a browser.