Patent ID: 8738806

Claim:
A method of synchronizing a plurality of content directory service (CDS) devices of a home network which comprises the plurality of CDS devices and a control point (CP), the method comprising: (a) requesting, by the CP, a CDS list from a first CDS device among the plurality of CDS devices and a CDS list from a second CDS device among the plurality of CDS devices; (b) selecting, by the CP, objects from the CDS list from the first CDS device and objects from the CDS list from the second CDS device which are to be synchronized; (c) requesting, by the CP, the first CDS device to start synchronization; (d) performing, by the first CDS device, the synchronization with the second CDS device among the plurality of CDS devices; (e) selecting, by the CP, a third CDS device from the plurality of CDS devices and requesting the third CDS device to start synchronization with the first CDS device and synchronization with the second CDS device; and (f) performing, by the third CDS device, the synchronization with the first CDS device and the second CDS device after the synchronization between the first CDS device and the second CDS device has been completed, wherein the plurality of CDS devices and the CP are connected via a network.