Method and system for providing NUI
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1. A method for providing a Network-based User Interface (NUI), the method comprising:
- displaying, by a user terminal, devices connected to a network;
selecting, by the user terminal, a first device from among the displayed devices;
acquiring, by the user terminal and from a server through the network, an application which provides a User Interface (UI) controlling the selected first device; and
executing, by the user terminal, the acquired application for interacting with the selected first device using the UI provided by the executed application,wherein the devices are stratified,wherein, when the first device is selected, a second device which is a lower level device of the first device is displayed by the user terminal on an electronic map browser,wherein a kind of an electronic map of the electronic map browser is changed according to a level of devices displayed on the electronic map browser,wherein the selecting comprisesdisplaying graphic items, which are assigned to the devices, on an electronic map browser, andselecting a graphic item from among the graphic items displayed on the electronic map browser,wherein the selected graphic item is assigned to the first device,wherein each of the graphic items displayed on the electronic map browser indicates one of a person and a place, andwherein the displayed devices comprises a real device physically connected to the network and a virtual device virtually connected to the network, and the real device and virtual device are distinguished from each other by color on the electronic map browser.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a Network-based User Interface (NUI) is provided. The method for providing the NUI includes: selecting one from among devices connected to a network; acquiring a UI regarding the selected device through the network; and interacting with the device by using the acquired UI. Accordingly, the user terminal can acquire the UI regarding the device connected to the network through the network and interact with the device, so that the user can easily manipulate the device at a remote distance and can easily grasp the statue of the device.
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1. A method for providing a Network-based User Interface (NUI), the method comprising:
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displaying, by a user terminal, devices connected to a network; selecting, by the user terminal, a first device from among the displayed devices; acquiring, by the user terminal and from a server through the network, an application which provides a User Interface (UI) controlling the selected first device; and executing, by the user terminal, the acquired application for interacting with the selected first device using the UI provided by the executed application, wherein the devices are stratified, wherein, when the first device is selected, a second device which is a lower level device of the first device is displayed by the user terminal on an electronic map browser, wherein a kind of an electronic map of the electronic map browser is changed according to a level of devices displayed on the electronic map browser, wherein the selecting comprises displaying graphic items, which are assigned to the devices, on an electronic map browser, and selecting a graphic item from among the graphic items displayed on the electronic map browser, wherein the selected graphic item is assigned to the first device, wherein each of the graphic items displayed on the electronic map browser indicates one of a person and a place, and wherein the displayed devices comprises a real device physically connected to the network and a virtual device virtually connected to the network, and the real device and virtual device are distinguished from each other by color on the electronic map browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a Network-based User Interface (NUI) comprising:
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a server configured to store applications each comprising a User Interface (UI) for controlling a corresponding one of devices connected to a network; and a terminal configured to display the devices connected to the network, select a first device from among the displayed devices, acquire, from the server, the application which provides the UI for controlling the selected first device, and execute the acquired application for interaction with the selected first device using the UI provided by the executed application, wherein the devices are stratified, wherein the terminal is configured to, when the first device is selected, display a second device which is a lower level device of the first device, on an electronic map browser, wherein the terminal is configured to change a kind of an electronic map of the electronic map browser according to a level of devices displayed on the electronic map browser, wherein the terminal is configured to display graphic items, which are assigned to the devices, on an electronic map browser, and select a graphic item from among the displayed graphic items, wherein the selected graphic item is assigned to the first device, wherein each of the graphic items displayed on the electronic map browser indicates one of a person and a place, and wherein the displayed devices comprises a real device physically connected to the network and a virtual device virtually connected to the network, and the real device and virtual device are distinguished from each other by color on the electronic map browser.
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