Using Bluetooth in a system for integrated control of home digital network devices

In the paper a new application of the Bluetooth wireless protocol is presented Bluetooth is used as an element of the system for integrated, centralized control of the digital devices in the multimedia home platform. The main part of the system is the multimedia gateway with the HTTP server inside. In the system there are also personal communication assistants (PCA), a special kind of remote control with the Bluetooth protocol applied to them. The PCA is used to communicate between user and multimedia gateway. The aim of the system is centralization of services in the multimedia gateway using servlet technology.