Patent ID: 7865622

Claim:
A method for providing a changed input parameter from a network station in a network of a first type to a network of a second type, which is connected via a gateway to the network of the first type, the network of the first type having protocols failing to have a dedicated process for informing network stations in said network of said second type about an input parameter change of a network station in said network of a first type in a normal operation state, wherein the network station from the network of the first type which has a changed input parameter is logged off by the gateway in the network of the second type, in that the changed input parameter is mapped onto an information element which is known in the network of the second type, and the network station from the network of the first type which has said changed input parameter is then once again logged on in the network of the second type, so that the network stations in the network of the second type are informed about the changed input parameter in a log-on phase, wherein the network of the second type is a UPnP network, where UPnP stands for Universal Plug and Play, wherein the changed input parameter corresponds to a name of the network station in the network of the first type which is mapped onto an information element existing in the UPnP network called FriendlyName of an XML appliance description for the network station which relates to the changed input parameter.