From OpenHome
OpenHome is an independent body dedicated to the design, implementation, and promotion of free and open standards for home network devices
More and more devices are exposing their functionality to the network. If done correctly, the services a device provides to the network should allow
- control of the device with a networked control point,
- cooperation with other devices from other vendors
- use of the device in ways the manufacturer may not have envisaged
OpenHome's first area of work is the OpenHome Audio Visual (AV) standard.