| 摘要 |
PURPOSE: A method of device discovery and configuration in a home network is provided to generate a user interface in a plurality of multiple devices connected to the network system for controlling devices that are currently connected to the network. CONSTITUTION: A network system includes a physical layer, wherein the physical layer provides a communication medium than can be used by devices to communicate with each other, one or more devices connected to the physical layer, each device storing information including device information, a discovery agent in each of one more devices adapted for discovering devices currently connected to the network, a configuration agent in each of one or more devices adapted for configuring devices addresses of the discovered devices connected to the network, and a user interface agent in each of one or more devices, adapted for obtaining information from discovered devices currently connected to the network, the information including device information, and generating a user interface description in one or more of the devices based at least on the obtained information, the user interface description in each device including at least one reference associated with the device information of each of the devices currently connected to the network.
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