摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support compatibility of all kinds of devices based on UPnP and web service by providing a middleware device that converts and provides protocols of the UPnP and web service existing on a home network. <P>SOLUTION: The middleware device includes a discovery unit receiving discovery messages based on different protocols from the UPnP and the web service existing on the home network and converting the discovery messages based on a protocol that can be processed by a device which receives transmission of the discovery messages, creates a description file of a predetermined device requested from the UPnP and the web service, converts the created description file such that it can be processed by a device which requests the description file and provides the description file. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT</p> |