Home network system for driving a remote user interface and method thereof
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1. A home network system comprising:
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a home server which has user interface data corresponding to respective ones of said one or more clients, wherein if at least one of said one or more clients is connected or a predetermined event occurs, the home server transmits the user interface data to said at least one of said one or more clients and said at least one of said one or more clients displays the user interface data transmitted by the home server.
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Abstract
A home network system which drives a remote user interface that transmits and/or controls user interface (UI) information corresponding to respective home electronic devices having a variety of output apparatuses and an operating method thereof, are provided. The home network system includes at least one or more clients; and a home server which has user interface data corresponding to the respective clients and, if a client is connected or a predetermined event occurs, transmits the user interface data to the corresponding client, wherein the client displays the user interface data transmitted by the home server.
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26 Claims
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1. A home network system comprising:
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one or more clients; and
a home server which has user interface data corresponding to respective ones of said one or more clients, wherein if at least one of said one or more clients is connected or a predetermined event occurs, the home server transmits the user interface data to said at least one of said one or more clients and said at least one of said one or more clients displays the user interface data transmitted by the home server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A home server operating method for driving a remote user interface in a home network system having one or more clients and a home server, the method comprising:
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(a) storing user interface data corresponding to at least one of said one or more clients connected to the home network system; and
(b) if a predetermined event related to said at least one of said one or more clients occurs, transmitting the user interface data of the step (a) to said at least one of said one or more clients. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A client operating method for driving a remote user interface in a home network system having one or more clients and a home server, the method comprising:
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(a) informing the home server of a network connection;
(b) if an event occurs, transmitting the event to the home server; and
(c) if user interface data transmitted by the home server in response to the event transmitted in the step (b) are received, displaying the data on an output apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A home server apparatus for driving a remote user interface in a home network system, the home server apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit which stores user interface data corresponding to one or more clients, respectively; and
a control unit which stores user interface data corresponding to at least one of said one or more clients connected to the network, and if an event related to said at least one of said one or more clients occurs, transmits the corresponding user interface data stored in the storage unit to said at least one of said one or more clients. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A client apparatus for driving a remote user interface in a home network system comprising:
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a storage unit which stores device description information; and
a processor unit, which if the home server is connected, transmits the device description information stored in the storage unit to the home server, and if an event occurs, receives user interface data from the server and displays the data on an output apparatus.
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25. A computer-readable recording medium for storing program codes for performing a home server operating method for driving a remote user interface in a home network system having one or more clients and a home server, the method comprising:
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(a) storing user interface data corresponding to at least one of said one or more clients connected to the home network system; and
(b) if a predetermined event related to said at least one of said one or more clients occurs, transmitting the user interface data of the step (a) to said at least one of said one or more clients.
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26. A computer-readable recording medium for storing program codes for performing a client operating method for driving a remote user interface in a home network system having one or more clients and a home server, the method comprising:
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(a) informing the home server of a network connection;
(b) if an event occurs, transmitting the event to the home server; and
(c) if user interface data transmitted by the home server in response to the event transmitted in the step (b) are received, displaying the data on an output apparatus.
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