Patent ID: 7899964

Claim:
A method for providing services in a network including a control point and plural Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices, comprising: providing a surrogating UPnP device to function as a surrogate for a surrogated UPnP device providing a surrogated service; configuring the surrogating device to provide a surrogating service for the surrogated service; and the surrogating device advertising the availability of itself, the surrogating service, the surrogated device and the surrogated service, for informing the control point that the surrogating device is a replacement for the surrogated device, and that the surrogating service is a replacement for the surrogated service, wherein the advertisement of the surrogated device by the surrogating device includes a replacement header identifying the surrogated device, for informing the control point that the surrogating device is a replacement for the surrogated device.