OBJECT-ORIENTED WEB SERVER ARCHITECTURE SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF DEVICES

A web access mechanism in a device is described. The web access mechanism includes at least an object that includes a plurality of functions of the device. The object includes a unique name that identifies the object and a web page that provides an interface to the object. The object also includes a plurality of properties, each of which can represent an interface to one of the functions of the object. The web access mechanism also includes a web core engine that calls one of the functions of the object to be loaded and executed in the web core engine in accordance with a request that contains the unique name of the object and the property name of the function. A method of invoking one of the functions in the web access mechanism is also described.