Communicable coupling systems for electronic appliances

A system for use with an electronic appliance configurable for use on an IEEE 1394 network, comprising a circuit configured for use with an IEEE 1394 compliant electrical device, wherein said circuit is configured to be coupled with the IEEE 1394 network and the electronic appliance, wherein said circuit is configured to cause a reset signal to be generated when a power status of the electronic appliance changes, and wherein said reset signal causes the network to reset.

A system for communicably coupling plural electronic appliances comprising:

• an IEEE 1394 compliant serial bus;
• and, at least one circuit containing one or more IEEE 1394 compliant electrical devices;
• wherein said at least one circuit is configured to be coupled with the IEEE 1394 compliant serial bus and one or more of said plural electronic appliances, wherein said circuit is configured to cause an appliance reset signal to be generated when a power status of the one or more of said plural electronic appliance changes, and wherein said appliance reset signal causes the IEEE 1394 serial bus to reset.

An electronic appliance configured for use on a network comprising:

• a processor;
• and, a circuit for monitoring a power supply status of the electronic appliance;
• wherein said circuit is coupled with the processor and configured to cause an appliance reset signal to be generated when a power status of the electronic appliance changes.

A system for increasing the efficiency of data transfer between appliances coupled to an IEEE 1394 serial bus network, comprising:

• means for monitoring a power condition of an electronic appliance on an IEEE 1394 serial bus network;
• and,
• means for generating a reset signal on said serial bus network when said power condition changes.

A method of operating electronic appliances, comprising:

• coupling an electronic appliance to a data transfer network;
• monitoring a status of a power supply of said electronic appliance;
• and, transmitting a signal on the data transfer network when said status changes.

A system for use with a network in coupling appliances together, comprising a circuit for monitoring a condition of an appliance, wherein said circuit is configured for use on the network and configured to utilize existing network protocols to provide data on the network regarding a change of the condition of the appliance, where the data relates to a condition not included in the network protocols.