Abstract: A serialized stream of state change requests are received over a network for a network device. The network device has a current state object representing a current state of the network device. A desired state object is modified with each of the state change requests in the serialized stream. The desired state object represents a desired state for the network device. An instance of the desired state object is read at a particular instant in time. The instance of the desired state object is compared to the current state object. A set of tasks are determined to change the current state of the network device to the desired state based on the comparison.

Abstract: A method and architecture for enabling interaction between a remote device and a host computer. A service provided by the remote device is discovered, and a description pertaining to the service is retrieved by the host computer. A network communication link is the established between the remote device and the host computer based on connection information provided by the description. Host-side and client-side software service modules are run on the host and remote devices to enable interaction between the devices using a service protocol that is specific to the service. Various service protocols are provided, including a display service protocol and an input service protocol. Using commands provided by each protocol, the host computer is enabled to control the service remotely by pushing data and appropriate commands to the remote device, whereupon these commands are processed by the client-side service module to perform service operations that employ the sent data.

Abstract: A method and architecture for enabling interaction between a remote device and a host computer. A service provided by the remote device is discovered, and a description pertaining to the service is retrieved by the host computer. A network communication link is the established between the remote device and the host computer based on connection information provided by the description. Host-side and client-side software service modules are run on the host and remote devices to enable interaction between the devices using a service protocol that is specific to the service. Various service protocols are provided, including a display service protocol and an input service protocol. Using commands provided by each protocol, the host computer is enabled to control the service remotely by pushing data and appropriate commands to the remote device, whereupon these commands are processed by the client-side service module to perform service operations that employ the sent data.

Abstract: In some embodiments a request for an outside line for a telephony call is identified by a requesting extension device coupled to a home network, telephony calls via an Internet connection are placed on behalf of the requesting extension device, inbound calls from the Internet connection are detected, and the inbound calls are routed from the Internet connection to an appropriate extension device coupled to the home network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Communicating over a network includes establishing a communication path between a mobile-device in a first communication area and a server through a home-agent, and maintaining the communication path through the home agent when the mobile-device moves to a second-communication-area.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for an enhanced network discovery service. An embodiment of a method includes identifying one or more network devices on a network and storing state information regarding the network devices. Upon receiving a query regarding network devices or services of network devices that meet a criterion, the state information is searched to identify network devices that meet the criterion.

Abstract: A method and architecture for enabling interaction between a remote device and a host computer. A service provided by the remote device is discovered, and a description pertaining to the service is retrieved by the host computer. A network communication link is the established between the remote device and the host computer based on connection information provided by the description. Host-side and client-side software service modules are run on the host and remote devices to enable interaction between the devices using a service protocol that is specific to the service. Various service protocols are provided, including a display service protocol and an input service protocol. Using commands provided by each protocol, the host computer is enabled to control the service remotely by pushing data and appropriate commands to the remote device, whereupon these commands are processed by the client-side service module to perform service operations that employ the sent data.

Abstract: A method and architecture for enabling interaction between a remote device and a host computer. A service provided by the remote device is discovered, and a description pertaining to the service is retrieved by the host computer. A network communication link is the established between the remote device and the host computer based on connection information provided by the description. Host-side and client-side software service modules are run on the host and remote devices to enable interaction between the devices using a service protocol that is specific to the service. Various service protocols are provided, including a display service protocol and an input service protocol. Using commands provided by each protocol, the host computer is enabled to control the service remotely by pushing data and appropriate commands to the remote device, whereupon these commands are processed by the client-side service module to perform service operations that employ the sent data.

Abstract: A method and architecture for enabling interaction between a remote device and a host computer. A service provided by the remote device is discovered, and a description pertaining to the service is retrieved by the host computer. A network communication link is the established between the remote device and the host computer based on connection information provided by the description. Host-side and client-side software service modules are run on the host and remote devices to enable interaction between the devices using a service protocol that is specific to the service. Various service protocols are provided, including a display service protocol and an input service protocol. Using commands provided by each protocol, the host computer is enabled to control the service remotely by pushing data and appropriate commands to the remote device, whereupon these commands are processed by the client-side service module to perform service operations that employ the sent data.

Abstract: Maintaining a reliable link includes altering a record of information transmitted across a network from a mobile unit to a destination based on an acknowledgment by the destination of receipt of the transmitted information and transmitting information from the mobile unit to the destination based on the record after the mobile unit establishes a new interface connection to the destination.

Abstract: A communication system including a security system, and a method of controlling a communication system. The communication system includes a communication network having a plurality of nodes, a server connected to a first one of the nodes, and a client processor. A magnetic medium within the client processor stores the security system for connecting the client processor to the communication network for communication with the server. The security system includes a transmission control protocol for controlling communication between an application on the client processor and the communication network and a security classifier for coupling the transmission control protocol to the communication network and determining a security classification for the client processor. A security association negotiator is responsive to the client processor opening a socket at a node of the communication network, for correlating the socket with a security association based on the determined security classification.

Abstract: An apparatus, including a media service access module, and methods practiced thereon, for transparently facilitating a media rendering application to render a media file to a remote client device, are described herein.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for network topology discovery. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a request from a controller at a first network device, with the request inquiring whether a network path exists with a second network device; determining whether a network path between the first network device and the second network device exists; and sending a response to the controller.

Abstract: Communicating over a network includes establishing a communication path between a mobile-device in a first communication area and a server through a home-agent, and maintaining the communication path through the home agent when the mobile-device moves to a second-communication-area.

Abstract: Communicating over a network includes establishing a communication path between a mobile-device in a first communication area and a server through a home-agent, and maintaining the communication path through the home agent when the mobile-device moves to a second-communication-area.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for remoting a user interface from a UPnP server to a UPnP client are described herein.

Abstract: Transmitting Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) packets includes transmitting packets over a network path from a source to a destination using TCP in which receipt of at least some of the packets from the source at a destination is acknowledged by the destination to the source, the transmitting including a retransmission of the packets within a subpath of the network path, and managing acknowledgments of the retransmission of the packets within the subpath by a mechanism that is independent of the acknowledging by the source to the destination with respect to the transmitting of the packets over the network path.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device having a power management service to indicate the power mode in which the device is operating. In addition, the system includes a monitoring system to track the power mode of the device and to power on the device whenever the device is in an Off mode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a first Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device having an infrared (IR) service to transmit IR commands and a first IR device to receive the IR commands from the first UPnP device and perform actions associated with the received commands.

Abstract: Various embodiments for remote presentation of an interface of a computing device, such as a PC, are described herein. In particular, in various illustrated embodiments, a local device such as a Digital Media Adapter (DMA), mobile device, cellular telephone, etc. may be used to receive input from a remote control, where the local device provides human perceptible feedback, such as a sound, visual response, etc., responsive to use of the remote control. In some embodiments, the local device may contain a memory or cache for locally storing particular feedback data for human perceptible feedback. In various embodiments, a communication protocol is provided for storing, triggering, deleting, etc. feedback data in the memory or cache.