Patent ID: 8495729
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A home server of a home network system comprising one or more devices, the home server containing authentication information for at least one control device, performing a network configuration for the at least one control device according to the authentication information, determining whether to allow a service provision requested by the at least one control device through a permission server which contains service permission information including a permission level for media contents set up differently according to characteristics of the respective control devices intended to control at least one service device, and providing the services to the respective control devices according to the service provision, wherein the permission level is set up differently for each of the media contents by providing the at least one service device according to the characteristics of the respective control devices, and wherein the home server simultaneously processes a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) packet and a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) packet from the respective control devices such that a network connection can be carried out, regardless of a communication protocol type of the respective control devices.