Claims
- 1. A method for creating a stored sequence of commands for a home network, wherein the stored sequence of commands can be used to control a home device connected to the home network, the method comprising the step of:accepting user input from a user; creating a sequence of commands in response to the user input, wherein the sequence of commands can be used to control a home device; and storing the sequence of commands as a macro to control the home device in an HTML page that is maintained on the home device.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein:the step of creating the sequence of commands includes the step of identifying a set of home device parameters associated with the user input; and the step of storing the sequence of commands includes the step of storing the set of home device parameters associated with the user input, wherein the set home device parameters can be used to command the home device to a specific state.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein:the step of creating the sequence of commands includes the step of identifying a set of user interaction steps associated with the user input; and the step of storing the sequence of commands includes the step of storing the set of user interactions steps, wherein the set of user interactions steps can be used to command the home device to a specific state.
- 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:associating a macro name with the macro; generating a macro name button based on the macro name; and storing the macro name button in the HTML page that is maintained on home device.
- 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of attaching a hyper-text link to the macro name button, wherein the hyper-text link links the macro name button to the macro associated with the macro name.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application claims priority from provisional patent application Serial No. 60/050,762, filed on Jun. 25, 1997, entitled Home Network, Browser Based, Command and Control and provisional patent application Serial No. 60/059,499, filed on Sep. 22, 1997, entitled Improved Home Network, Browser Based, Command and Control, which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Provisional Applications (2)
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60/050762 |
Jun 1997 |
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60/059499 |
Sep 1997 |
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