Patent ID: 6993785
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An IEEE 1394 complaint TV comprising: an IEEE 1394 bus compliant network interface; a storage medium storing programs and data about non-compliant devices which may be connected to the IEEE 1394 bus, the programs comprising: a web browser software that reads registers of each device and/or demands a predefined file from each device connected to the IEEE 1394 bus, according to the read registers and/or the demand the web browser determines and accesses each IP and HTTP compliant device connected to the IEEE 1394 bus and displays a web page linking icon to a top level web page served by each connected IP and HTTP compliant device, for non-compliant devices connected to the bus, accesses the storage medium to assign a default IP address and displays a web page link to the programs and the data about the non-compliant device, including creating a web browser display page displaying an indication for devices for which no such programs and data exists.