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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2000
Dongyan Wang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Humpleman, Fremont, CA (US);
Dongyan Wang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Humpleman, Fremont, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A method and system for providing a user interface for a user to discover and control devices that are currently connected to a network, such that at least one of the devices performs steps, by: (a) obtaining information from one or more of the devices currently connected to the network, the information including device information; and (b) generating a user interface description based at least on the obtained information, the user interface description including a reference associated with the device information of each of the devices currently connected to the network, such that the reference includes at least one link to information contained in the devices currently connected to the network. As such, a user interface can be displayed using the references in the user interface description, for controlling the devices currently connected to the network.