The gateway apparatus has an IP address table that relates a plurality of apparatuses, each of which is one of components constructing a home network, to IP addresses respectively assigned to the apparatuses to store, a reception section that receives data with a destination indicative of one of the...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6957275?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6957275 - Gateway apparatus for controlling apparatuses on home network
