Abstract: For the automatic assignment of an identification (SSID2) which designates a network (1), network server means (3) and access means (4) connected to these network server means are used, wherein the access means (4) are set up for communication with at least one network client (6) and the network server means (3) are operated to generate a network (1) which is defined by a provisional, preset identification (SSID1) which is known to the network client (6), and wherein a communication is made between the network server means (3) and the network client (6) via the access means (4), and the network server means (3) send to the network client (6) a new identification (SSID2) which they have generated, which is used for final designation of the network (1).

Abstract: A remote control (3, 4) for controlling source devices (PC, DVD, RADIO, MP3, TV1, TV2) and playback devices (B1, B2, TV1, TV2, M) sends a command document (DOC) containing a control command (SB) in the form of text to the source device (PC, DVD, RADIO, MP3, TV1, TV2) or playback device (B1, B2, TV1, TV2, M) to be controlled, with the result that a user-friendly matching of the control commands (SB) and a decoding of control commands (SB) is rendered possible in a plurality of devices.

Abstract: A remote control (3, 4) for controlling source devices (PC, DVD, RADIO, MP3, TV1, TV2) and playback devices (B1, B2, TV1, TV2, M) sends a command document (DOC) containing a control command (SB) in the form of text to the source device (PC, DVD, RADIO, MP3, TV 1, TV2) or playback device (B 1, B2, TV 1, TV2, M) to be controlled, with the result that a user-friendly matching of the control commands (SB) and a decoding of control commands (SB) is rendered possible in a plurality of devices.

Abstract: In a system (2) having at least one control device (3, 4) for controlling at least one source device (PC, DVD, RADIO, MP3, TV1, TV2) and one playback device (B1, B2, TV1, TV2, M) of the system (2) that are connected with one another via a network, the control device (3, 4) is constructed to activate an active data link (D) that connects a source device (PC, DVD, RADIO, MP3, TV1, TV2) and at least one playback device (B1, B2, TV1, TV2, M), wherein all control commands (SB) entered with the control device (3, 4) relate to the devices (PC, DVD, RADIO, MP3, TV1, TV2, B1, B2, TV1, TV2, M) connected via the active data link (D).

Abstract: In a reception device (4, 5) for receiving and processing a transmission signal (US), with reception means (I) for receiving the transmission signal (US), which comprises information data (EPG, VOD) identifying the information content (II) of display information (AI) that can be represented on a display device (6, 7), and which comprises representation-describing data (SK), which identifies the nature of the representation of information contents (II) to be represented on the display device (6, 7), and with processing means (V) for processing this received data (EPG, SK, VOD), and with delivery means (AM) for delivering a display signal (AS) to the display device (6, 7) for displaying the information content (II), the information data (EPG, VOD) and representation-describing data (SK) transmitted in the transmission signal (US) are written in a common Markup Language, but can be transmitted independently of one another in the transmission signal (US), and the processing means (V) comprise only one parser (P)