Browser-style interfaces to a home automation network

Author

Corcoran, Peter M. ; Desbonnet, Joe

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Coll. Galway, Ireland

Volume

43

Issue

4

fYear

1997

fDate

11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1063

Lastpage

1069

Abstract

The design and implementation of a browser-style interface to a home automation network is described. The interface supports browsing and navigation of network devices and context structures and the user can interact with individual devices on the network and access and control content and object structures within these devices. The interface can be used to access a local home automation network from a standard desktop PC, or from a TV/set-top box system with built-in interface hardware. Furthermore, as the interface is implemented using conventional Internet and home network technology it can provide access and control services to the home network from any computer with an Internet connection

Keywords

Internet; consumer electronics; graphical user interfaces; home automation; telecontrol; transport protocols; CEBus; Internet connection; Internet technology; TV system; browser-style interfaces; built-in interface hardware; consumer electronic bus; context structures; design; home automation network; implementation; navigation; network devices; object structures; set-top box system; Automatic control; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Hardware; Home automation; Home computing; IP networks; Navigation; TV; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.642372

Filename

642372