Summary of the 12th ECHONET Forum On July 13 (Tue), 2004, the 12th ECHONET Forum was held at KOGAKUIN Univ in Shinjuku-ku district, Tokyo. About 130 individuals from 64 member companies and government officials participated and had active exchange of opinions and information. In this Forum, main items were Revised points in ECHONET Specification Ver.3.30, Investigation report in the USA, PLUG FESTA, and International standardization activity are introduced as well as speech and exhibition of ECHONET / home network products by Member Companies.

The following items were presented:

1. Revised points in the ECHONETTM Specification Ver.3.30 and future standardization plan 2. Start of essential patents appraisal 3. Revised points according to application of certification 4. Investigation report in the USA (CONNECTIONSTM 2004) 5. PLUG FEST (a public interconnectivity test) 6. Current activities of international Standardization

* in addition to the above mentioned items, the exhibition and demonstration of ECHONET products and home network systems were performed by member companies in the Lobby of the lecture place.