Technique for providing access to a media resource attached to a network-registered device

A method for providing access via a multimedia-enabled network to a media resource controllably attachable to a network-registered device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

• receiving from the network-registered device a service capability information indicating a capability of a service accessible at the network registered device via the network, wherein the capability is related to the media resource;
• storing service registration information, wherein the service registration information comprises the service capability information associated with information for identifying the network-registered device;
• providing the service registration information to an access-requesting entity;
• and
• routing a service request toward the network-registered device based on the service registration information.

A network-registered device for providing access via a multimedia-enabled network to a media resource;

• controllably attachable to the network-registered device, wherein the network registered device comprises:
• a determination component for determining resource capability information indicating a capability of the media resource;
• a transformation component for transforming the resource capability information into service capability information indicating a capability related to a service accessible at the network-registered device via the network;
• and
• an interface component for providing the service capability information to an access-requesting entity, the interface component being adapted for receiving a service request referencing the service capability information via the network;
• a gateway component adapted for determining the attached media resource based on the referenced service capability Information;
• and
• the gateway component and a resource control component adapted for accessing the media resource based on the determination.

An attached service registration server of a multimedia enabled network, adapted for providing access to a media resource controllably attachable to a network-registered device, wherein the attached service registration server comprises:

• a first Interface component for receiving from the network-registered device a service capability information indicating a capability of a service accessible at the network-registered device via the network, wherein the capability is related to the media resource;
• a storage component for storing service registration information, wherein the service registration information comprises the service capability information associated with information for identifying the network-registered device;
• a second interface component for providing the service registration information to an access-requesting entity;
• and
• a routing component for routing a service request toward the network registered device based on the service registration information.

An access-requesting entity adapted for accessing via a multimedia-enabled network a media resource controllably attachable to a network-registered device, wherein the access-requesting entity comprises:

• a determination component for determining a service capability information indicating a capability of a service accessible at the network registered device via the network, wherein the capability is related to the media resource and wherein determining the service capability information comprises determining a service identification information identifying a
• resource capability information which is associated to the service capability information in the network-registered device;
• and
• an interface component for sending a service request via the network to the network-registered device, the service request referencing the service capability information.