Method of controlling an entity of a remote network from a local network

A non-transitory data recording medium, accessible from an appliance of a local network, for implementation of a method of controlling at least one entity of a remote network, the recording medium storing a software module integrating a roaming relay module, wherein when the software module is executed by the appliance of the local network, the software module configures the appliance of the local network to:

• communicate with a source relay module, executed by an appliance of the remote network and serves as communication relay in relation to the at least one entity,
• implement a discovery mechanism during which the roaming relay module is recognized as a content server of the local network,
• receive via a control interface, complying with a first protocol usable to control the entity from the remote network, at least one first request,
• send to the source relay module a second request to be converted by the source relay module into at least one third request complying with the first protocol.

An appliance configured to be connected to a local network and comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing a software module integrating a roaming relay module and comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, configures the appliance to implement a method of controlling at least one entity of a remote network from the local network, the method comprising:
• communicating with a source relay module, executed by an appliance of the remote network and serving as communication relay in relation to the at least one entity,
• implementing a discovery mechanism during which the roaming relay module is recognized as a contents server of the local network, and
• receiving via a control interface, complying with a first protocol usable to control the entity from the remote network, at least one first request and sending to the source relay module a second request to be converted by the source relay module into at least one third request complying with the first protocol.

An appliance configured to be connected to a remote network and comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing a software module integrating a source relay module and comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, configures the appliance to implement a method of controlling at least one entity of the remote network from a local network, the method comprising:
• serving as a communication relay in relation to the at least one entity and communicating with a roaming relay module, which is executed by an appliance connected to the local network, and is configured to receive via a control interface, complying with a first protocol usable to control the entity from the remote network, at least one first request, and
• receiving from the roaming relay module a second request to be converted into a third request complying with the first protocol.