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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Guillaume Bichot, La Chapelle Chaussée, FR;
Gilles Straub, Acigné, FR;
Guillaume Bichot, La Chapelle Chaussée, FR;
Gilles Straub, Acigné, FR;
Thomson Licensing, Issey-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns a communication method in a home network comprising at least two devices connected to a communication bus, characterized in that, a first device including an internet application and a second device including means for connecting to the internet, said second device being able to manage at least one internet application protocol, said method comprises the steps of: sending a request from said first device to said second device for opening a connection between said first and second devices, wherein said request contains an internet application protocol identifier to identify the internet application protocol to be used over said connection; sending an internet protocol request under the format of said internet application protocol from said first device to said second device; forwarding said internet protocol request from said second device to an internet server; upon receipt; transferring a response from said internet server to said first device through said second device over said communication bus. The invention also concerns a network and a device for implementing the method above.