Abstract A method for use in a browser-based home network
having server devices (310,320) each performing the
function of a web server and client devices (300) each
performing the function of a web browser for controlling
the server devices through the web browser, the method
comprising the steps of preparing a home page of the
client device (300) so as to display server device icons
(420,430) corresponding to the or each server device
(310,320), selecting the server device (310) to be
connected to in the home page, reading a first state
register (OPCR) in which the operation state and the
channel information of the selected server device are
recorded from the server device, and completing
connecting to the server device by recording the channel
number of the server device in a second state register
(IPCR) when the read operation state is active, or
checking the operation state of the server device by
reading the first state register (OPCR) at predetermined
time intervals when the read operation state is inactive.
According to the present invention, a user can easily
and rapidly contact the server devices through browsers
in the browser-based home network.
A method for connecting to server devices of a
browser-based network, the network having at least one
server device (310,320) for performing the function of a
web server and at least one client device (300) for
performing the function of a web browser, the at least
one server device (310,320) being controllable through
the web browser of the at least one client device (300),
the method comprising the steps of: preparing a home page of the client device (300) so
as to display server device icons (420,430) corresponding
to each server device (310,320); selecting the server device (310) to be connected to
in the home page; reading from the selected server device (310) a
first register (OPCR) in which the operation state and
the channel information of the selected server device are
recorded; and performing connecting to the selected server device
(310) by recording the channel number of the server
device in a second state register (IPCR) when the read
operation state is active, or checking the operation
state of the server device (310) by reading the first
register (OPCR) at predetermined time intervals when the
read operation state is inactive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps
of: preparing the home page of the client device (300)
including an identification information storing unit of
the server devices to be connected to; checking whether the server device (310,320)
selected in the step of selecting the server device is
registered in the identification information storing
portion; and reading the first register (OPCR) only when the
selected server device (310) is registered in the
identification information storing unit and not
connecting to the server device when the selected server
device (310) is not registered in the identification
information storing unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 2, wherein it is determined
whether the server device (310,320) is registered by
referring to the ID of the server device.
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