Method and apparatus for generating combined user interface from a plurality of servers to enable user device control
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1. A method of generating a user interface (UI) by a client, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of UIs, each UI being encoded in a multimedia format and independently received at the client from plural servers; and
generating, by the client, a combined UI by combining the received plurality of UIs, based on preference of the client and the received plurality of UIs,wherein, the plurality of UIs are also displayed on a different client.
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Abstract
Provided are a method and apparatus for generating a user interface (UI). The method receives a plurality of UIs from a plurality of servers and generates and displays a combined UI by combining (or aggregating) the plurality of UIs, so that a user can control a plurality of devices through a client.
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1. A method of generating a user interface (UI) by a client, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of UIs, each UI being encoded in a multimedia format and independently received at the client from plural servers; and generating, by the client, a combined UI by combining the received plurality of UIs, based on preference of the client and the received plurality of UIs, wherein, the plurality of UIs are also displayed on a different client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for generating a UI by a processor, the processor comprising:
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a connecting unit to receive a plurality of UIs, each UI being encoded in a multimedia format and independently received at the apparatus from plural servers; and a UI generating unit to generate a combined UI by combining the received plurality of UIs, based on preference of the apparatus and the received plurality of UIs, wherein the plurality of UIs are also displayed on a different apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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- 20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program receiving a plurality of UIs, each UI being encoded in a multimedia format and independently received at a client from plural servers, and generating a combined UI, by the client, by combining the plurality of UIs, based on preference of the client and the received plurality of UIs, wherein, the plurality of UIs are also displayed on a different client.
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