Patent ID: 7831899
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G08C,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an interface for accessing devices that are currently connected to a home network, the method comprising: discovering a plurality of devices that are currently connected to the home network, each device being associated with a respective Internet Protocol (IP) address, wherein at least one of the plurality of devices has a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server capability; retrieving a description of at least one device and its capability; based on the retrieved description and capability of the discovered devices, dynamically creating a menu listing the discovered devices for individually selecting each of the discovered devices to cause two devices of the discovered devices to communicate with each other over the home network, wherein creating the menu further includes dynamically creating and updating a device link page from the home network upon adding devices to and removing devices from the home network, wherein the device link page includes at least a device control that is associated with a device that is discovered; and displaying the menu on a display device for a user to individually select each listed device and navigate from the menu.