An apparatus for providing an interface between a home-network and a external network and remotely managing the home-device connected to the home-network. The apparatus includes a transmit data processing unit for transmitting information on the home-device to a provider server connected to the external...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20050038875?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050038875 - Apparatus for managing home-devices remotely in home-network and method thereof
