COMMUNICATION METHOD IN A HOME NETWORK, NETWORK AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD

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...

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Main Authors BICHOT, GUILLAUME, STRAUB, GILLES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 10.10.2001
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary: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 identity the internet application protocol to be used over said connection; sending and 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 an 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.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19990927920