database for improved future capability and expansion purposes other information would be allowed to be transmitted via this same http port and an actual full url is provided in one embodiment of the invention an auto tree builder uses the contents of the device list file of a home network in order to generate a device link page the device link page is displayed to the user on the screen of a browser based home device the device link page contains a home device button for each home device identified in the device list file each home device button in the device link page is associated with a hypertext link hyperlink to the top level page of the respective home device if a user selects a particular home device button contained in the device link page the respective device 39 s home page is subsequently displayed to the user on the browser based home device 39 s screen fig5 b illustrates an example of a home device tree structure 400 according to certain embodiments of the invention in this example the home device tree structure 400 contains a device list file 410 a device link page 412 and three top level device pages dss 414 dtv 416 and dvd 418 using the device information.