Method and apparatus for providing/receiving user interface using user interface directory

• US 20100042678A1
• Filed: 05/12/2009
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Young-sun, Kim, Hyoung-shick, Maeng, Je-young, Park, Kyung-mo
• Application Number:
  US12/453,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20100042678A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

In a method and apparatus for providing/receiving a user interface (UI), a client requests a first server for a UI that is necessary to access a second server, and the first server having a plurality of UIs provides at least one of the plurality of UIs to the client. Accordingly, the client, which cannot use a UI provided by the second server, can receive the UI from the first server and access the second server.

Claims

1. A method of providing a client with a user interface (UI), wherein the providing is performed by a first server, the method comprising:

receiving from the client a message requesting a UI that is necessary to access a second server; and

providing the client with at least one of a plurality of UIs of the first server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving information about a capability of the client from the client.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of UIs comprise a plurality of UI templets.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing comprises:

selecting at least one of the plurality of UI templets on the basis of the information about the capability of the client;

receiving information about the second server from the client;

generating the requested UI on the basis of the selected UI templet and the information about the second server; and

transmitting the generated UI to the client.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the information about the second server comprises at least one of a uniform resource locator (URL), a port, and a state variable which are necessary to access the second server.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing comprises:

selecting at least one of the plurality of UI templets on the basis of the information about the capability of the client; and

transmitting the selected UI templet to the client,

wherein the client generates the UI, which is necessary to access the second server, on the basis of the selected UI templet and the information about the second server.

21. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

7. A method of receiving a User Interface(UI) from a first server, wherein the receiving is performed by a client, the method comprising:

requesting the first server for a UI that is necessary to access a second server; and

receiving at least one of a plurality of UIs from the first server, in response to the request.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the requesting comprises transmitting information about a capability of the client to the first server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of UIs comprise a plurality of UI templets.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving comprises:

transmitting information about the second server to the first server; and

receiving from the first server the UI that is generated by the first server on the basis of the information about the second server and a predetermined UI templet,

wherein the predetermined UI templet is at least one UI templet selected from among the plurality of UI templets on the basis of the information about the capability of the client.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the information about the second server comprises at least one of a URL, a port, and a state variable, which are necessary to access the second server.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving comprises:

receiving at least one UI templet selected from among the plurality of UI templets on the basis of the information about the capability of the client; and

generating the UI, which is necessary to access the second server, on the basis of the received UI templet and the information about the second server.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising transmitting the UI, which is received from the first server, to the second server.

22. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of claim 7.

14. An apparatus for providing a client with a UI, wherein the providing is performed by a first server, the apparatus comprising:

a connecting unit to receive from the client a message requesting a UI that is necessary to access a second server; and

a UI managing unit to provide the client with at least one of a plurality of UIs of the first server.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the UI managing unit comprises:

a UI selecting unit to select at least one of a plurality of UI templets on the basis of information about a capability of the client; and

a UI generating unit to generate the requested UI on the basis of the selected UI templet and information about the second server, which is received from the client,

wherein the connecting unit transmits the generated UI to the client.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the UI managing unit selects at least one of a plurality of UI templets on the basis of information about a capability of the client, wherein the connecting unit transmits the selected UI templet to the client.

17. An apparatus for receiving a User Interface (UI) from a first server, wherein the receiving is performed by a client, the apparatus comprising:

a connecting unit to request the first server for a UI that is necessary for the client to access a second server; and

a UI managing unit to receive at least one of a plurality of UIs from the first server in response to the request.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the connecting unit transmits information about the second server to the first server,

wherein the UI managing unit receives from the first server the UI that is generated by the first server on the basis of the information about the second server and a predetermined UI templet,

wherein the predetermined UI templet is at least one UI templet selected from among a plurality of UI templets on the basis of information about the capability of the client.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the connecting unit receives at least one UI templet selected from among a plurality of UI templets on the basis of information about a capability of the client,

wherein the UI managing unit generates the UI, which is necessary to access the second server, on the basis of the received UI templet and information about the second server.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the connecting unit transmits the UI, which is received from the first server, to the second server.