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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Richard J. Humpleman, Irvine, CA (US);
G. Kevin Harms, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael S. Deacon, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert M. Wolff, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard J. Humpleman, Irvine, CA (US);
G. Kevin Harms, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael S. Deacon, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert M. Wolff, Fremont, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A method and system is provided for detecting, commanding and controlling diverse home devices currently connected to a home network. An interface is provided for accessing the home devices that are currently connected to a home network. According to the method, a device link file is generated, wherein the device link file identifies home devices that are currently connected to the home network. A device link page is created, wherein the device link page contains a device button that is associated with each home device that is identified in the device link file. A hyper-text link is associated with each device button, wherein the hyper-text link provides a link to an HTML page that is contained on the home device that is associated with the device button, and the device link page is displayed on a browser based home device.