Gateway apparatus and the method thereof

Details Gateway apparatus and the method thereof Gateway apparatus and the method thereof

2005-11-08

2005-11-08

Maung, Zarni (Department: 2157)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

C709S250000, C709S227000, C709S249000, C709S232000

Reexamination Certificate

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06963925

ABSTRACT:
A gateway realizes a connection between a network where HAVi devices are hooked up and another network in accordance with a Play-and-Plug spec. (e.g. the internet protocol (IP)) other than the HAVi spec. An HAVi plug-in detector detects a plug-in of a device to the HAVi network. A virtual device functions as a gateway for accessing from a device plugged-in the IP network to the device plugged-in the HAVi network. A virtual device controller provides the virtual device with an IP identifier for accessing to the virtual device from the IP network, and turns the virtual device to a standby status waiting for connection. A pseudo address generator generates a pseudo address for the virtual device to communicate with the device in the HAVi network, and provides the virtual device with the pseudo address. An address-correspondence-controller controls the correspondence between an HAVi address and the IP identifier both provided to the virtual device.

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