Patent ID: 8281357
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network system comprising: a plurality of terminal apparatuses; a network home appliance controlled by the terminal apparatuses; a service server that provides the terminal apparatuses with a service for controlling the network home appliance through a network; and a direct access management server that performs exchange of information to directly access the network home appliance through the network, wherein the network home appliance includes: the direct access management server includes a first message-transmission processing unit that specifies the service server based on the management ID included in the message received from the network home appliance and transmits the message to the service server, and the service server includes a second message-transmission processing unit that specifies a destination of a terminal apparatus based on the management ID included in the message received from the direct access management server and transmits the message to the destination.