Patent ID: 6957275
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A gateway apparatus capable of connecting to the Internet, the gateway apparatus being one of a plurality of components in a home network, the home network including a transmitting apparatus not having an IP address connected to the gateway apparatus and an input device connected to the gateway apparatus, the gateway apparatus comprising: a communicator that is configured to communicate with a receiving apparatus through the Internet; a controller that is configured to receive data from the transmitting apparatus not having the IP address, to configure the data for Internet transmission, to generate an Internet-frame based on the data received from the transmitting apparatus not having the IP address and based on an IP address which is assigned to a receiving apparatus, the IP address assigned to the receiving apparatus being input by the input device, the transmitting apparatus not having a capability of inputting the IP address, the data received from the transmitting apparatus not including a destination address of the receiving apparatus, and to send the Internet-frame to the receiving apparatus through the communicator.