Home networking web-based service portal

摘要

A web-based service portal provides a user interface to configure and/or access device(s) of a home network. The service portal can communicate with device(s) through application program interfaces (APIs). The service portal can provide a standardized user interface for specific feature(s) of a device.;The service portal can further provide user authentication, device provisioning, and/or a user interface used to interact with device(s) in a home network. The service portal can established a trusted communication link between the portal and the device. The service portal can include a home control user interface component for providing a graphical representation of the home network and receiving user input and a device provisioning component that can discover and configure the device. The service portal can, optionally, include an authentication component that can authenticate a particular user's right to configure and/or access device(s) of a particular home network.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented system that facilitates configuration of a network, comprising:
a service portal comprising:
an authentication component for establishing an encrypted trusted communication link between the service portal and at least one device;a control user interface component for providing an interactive graphical representation of the network and configurable settings of the at least one device and receiving user input from a user;logic configured to ensure that configuration information comprising at least one of the configurable settings of the at least one device received from the user will not cause conflicts with general network settings and settings of the at least one device; and,a device provisioning component for, using the encrypted trusted communication link, discovering and configuring the at least one device based, at least in part, upon the received user input and pre-defined custom settings in a network profile stored in the service portal.