Method and apparatus for providing a remote user interface

• US 9,420,350 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2010
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jin, Ho, Sohn, Young-Chul
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vaughn, Gregory J
• Application Number:
  US13/376,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20120151327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,261 Days
• Field of Search: 715/200, 715/201, 715/203, 715/234, 715/238
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/748 Hypervideo linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object in the context of video distribution systems H04N21/858
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/00 Data switching networks interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game

Abstract

A method of providing a remote user interface (RUI) includes receiving a RUI request including first preference format information, second preference format information, and transmission option information, the first preference format information being related to a format preferred by a client device with respect to the RUI, the second preference format information being related to a format preferred by the client device with respect to a video included in the RUI, and the transmission option information indicating whether to consider the second preference format information when transmission of the RUI is decided; comparing a format of the RUI with only the first preference format information, or comparing the format of the RUI and the format of the video comprised in the RUI with the first preference format information and the second preference format information, respectively, based on the transmission option information; and selectively transmitting the RUI to the client.

Claims

1. A method of providing a remote user interface (RUI) by a server to a client device, the method comprising:

receiving a RUI request comprising first preference format information indicating a RUI format associated with the client device, second preference format information indicating a video format associated with the client device, and transmission option information indicating whether to consider the second preference format information if transmission of a RUI for the client device is identified;

if the transmission option information is 0, comparing a format of the RUI for the client device with the first preference format information;

if the transmission option information is 1, comparing a format of the RUI for the client device and a format of the video with the first preference format information and the second preference format information; and

transmitting the RUI to the client device based on a result of the comparing.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting information regarding a service to be provided by the server and a uniform resource locator (URL) to connect the service to the client device,

wherein the RUI request is transmitted from the client device to the server via the URL.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the RUI request further comprises control UI option information for requesting transmission of the RUI in which a user interface for controlling reproduction of the video is removed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the RUI comprises transmitting a hyper text markup language (HTML) document indicating the RUI to the client device, and

the HTML document further comprises link information comprising format information regarding another RUI corresponding to a URL in the form of a link comprised in the HTML document, and format information regarding a video comprised in the another RUI.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the RUI comprises transmitting a hyper text markup language (HTML) document indicating the RUI to the client device, and

the HTML document further comprises subtitle display information indicating whether to display subtitles with respect to the video.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparing a format of the RUI for the client device with the first preference format information comprises comparing the format of the RUI with only the first preference format information, the transmitting of the RUI comprises transmitting the RUI to the client device when the format of the RUI matches with the first preference format information, and

wherein the comparing a format of the RUI for the client device and a format of the video with the first preference format information and the second preference information comprises comparing the format of the RUI and the format of the video with the first preference format information and the second preference format information, respectively, the transmitting of the RUI comprises transmitting the RUI to the client device when the format of the RUI matches with the first preference format information, and the format of the video matches with the second preference format information.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

8. A remote user interface (RUI) providing apparatus for providing a RUI by a server to a client device, the RUI providing apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit to receive a RUI request comprising first preference format information indicating a RUI format associated with the client device, second preference format information indicating a video format associated with the client device, and transmission option information indicating whether to consider the second preference format if transmission of a RUI for the client device is identified;

a comparing unit to compare a format of the RUI with the first preference format information if the transmission option information is 0, and to compare a format of the RUI for the client device and a format of the video with the first preference format information and the second preference format information if the transmission option information is 1; and

a transmitting unit to transmit the RUI to the client device, according to a result of the comparing.

9. The RUI providing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmitting unit further transmits information regarding a service to be provided by the server and a uniform resource locator (URL) to connect the service to the client device, and

the RUI request is transmitted from the client device to the server via the URL.

10. The RUI providing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the RUI request further comprises control UI option information to request transmission of the RUI in which a user interface to control reproduction of the video is removed.

11. The RUI providing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmitting unit transmits a hyper text markup language (HTML) document indicating the RUI to the client device, and

the HTML document further comprises link information comprising format information regarding another RUI corresponding to a URL in the form of a link comprised in the HTML document, and format information regarding a video comprised in the another RUI.

12. The RUI providing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmitting unit transmits a hyper text markup language (HTML) document indicating the RUI to the client device, and

the HTML document further comprises subtitle display information indicating whether to display subtitles with respect to the video.

13. The RUI providing apparatus of claim 8, wherein, if the transmission option information is 0, the comparing unit only compares the format of the RUI with the first preference format information, the transmitting unit transmits the corresponding RUI to the client device when the format of the RUI matches the first preference format information, and

wherein if the transmission option information is 1, the comparing unit compares the format of the RUI and the format of the video with the first preference format information and the second preference format information, respectively, the transmitting unit transmits the corresponding RUI to the client device when the format of the RUI matches the first preference format information, and the format of the video matches the second preference format information.