Patent ID: 8483094
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling one or more devices attachable to a local area network (LAN) from a control point (CP) terminal that is remotely attachable to the LAN through an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, the method comprising: registering a first IMS device of a residential gateway with a first IMS network that holds a subscription for said first IMS device; discovering by the residential gateway a list of identifiers of LAN-attachable devices of the LAN; for each identifier (LAN-ADI) of a LAN-attachable device the residential gateway generating a universal unique identifier (UUID) and associating said UUID with the corresponding LAN-ADI; sending at least one UUID from the residential gateway to a discovery server; registering a second IMS device of a CP-terminal with a second IMS network that has a subscription for said second IMS device; obtaining, with the second IMS device, the at least one UUID from the discovery server; submitting, with the second IMS device, one or more IMS commands via said first and second IMS networks addressing the at least one UUID to the residential gateway; and submitting, via the residential gateway and through the LAN, corresponding commands addressing corresponding LAN-ADI to each LAN-attachable device of the LAN-attachable devices.