SIP/UPnP bridging middleware architecture for a service gateway framework

A bridging architecture for a network gateway environment defined in accordance with the Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGi), comprising:

• a SIP service defined in accordance with OSGi and operable to import and export SIP capabilities into the network gateway environment;
• a UPnP service defined in accordance with OSGi and operable to import UPnP capabilities into the network gateway environment;
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• a SIP/UPnP bridging bundle defined in accordance with OSGi and operable to register with the SIP service as a SIP user agent, wherein the bridging bundle translates SIP messages from the SIP entities residing outside the network gateway environment and invoke a series of UPnP-specified application program interfaces as provided by the UPnP Service.

A bridging architecture for a network gateway environment which provides service registration in accordance with a gateway framework, comprising:

• a SIP service registered with the gateway framework and operable to import and export SIP capabilities into the network gateway environment;
• a plurality of network devices registered with the gateway framework and operable in accordance with a service oriented protocol;
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• a SIP/UPnP bridging middleware registered with the gateway framework and with the SIP service as a SIP user agent, such that the bridging middleware provides a communication interface between SIP entities residing outside the network gateway environment and the plurality of network devices residing within the network gateway environment.