Patent ID: 7302474

Claim:
A method for communicating between a remote testing device and an IEEE 1394 home network device located in a home network, wherein said remote testing device is connected with said home network via a remote communication network, comprising: communicating on a remote communication protocol basis between said remote testing device and a communication protocol interface which is part of said home network; and communicating on an IEEE 1394 low level communication protocol basis between said communication protocol interface and said IEEE 1394 home network device; sending commands as communication information via said remote communication network from said remote testing device to said communication protocol interface to instruct said communication protocol interface how to communicate with said home network device on said IEEE 1394 low level communication protocol basis; extracting device status information from said home network device on the basis of said IEEE 1394 low level communication process between said home network device and said communication protocol interface according to said commands sent by said remote testing device; and sending extracted device status information as communication information via said remote communication network from said communication protocol interface to said remote testing device, wherein said sending process of said extracted device status information is executed only after said device status information extracting process has been completed cording to said instructions of said remote testing device.