Patent ID: 7844660

Claim:
Method of discovery, by a discovering device capable of connecting to a network, the network having connected devices, comprising the steps of: connecting the discovering device to the network, wherein the discovering device is configured to communicate with other devices connected to the network via a communications protocol that is different from a protocol used by the network; upon connection of the discovering device, dispatching, by the discovering device, an announcement message containing auto description information describing the discovering device destined for all the connected devices, said auto description information comprising characteristics of a software module making it possible for the connected devices to install the software module and to control the discovering device by means of the software module; upon connection of the discovering device, dispatching, by the discovering device, an auto description information request message to all the connected devices; receiving, by the discovering device, a response message from each of the connected devices containing auto description information of the connected devices and sent in response to the auto description information request message, said auto description information of each of the connected devices comprising characteristics of a software module making it possible for the discovering device to install said software module and control each of the connected devices by means of the software module.