Method and apparatus for managing control ownership for application of remote user interface server

摘要

Provided is a remote user interface (RUI). An RUI server inserts a newly defined object to a user interface (UI) page so as to manage control ownership of an application, and a RUI client controls an application of the RUI server after obtaining control ownership of the corresponding application by using the newly defined object. Accordingly, RUI clients can control the application of the RUI server without conflict, even when a separate plug-in program is not installed in the RUI clients.

主权项

1. A method allowing a first remote user interface (RUI) client to control a home network device application of a RUI server, the method comprising:
receiving a user interface (UI) page including a predetermined plug-in object, which manages ownership control of a home network device application, from the RUI server; determining whether the home network device application is already controlled by a second RUI client by using the predetermined plug-in object to inquire the RUI server whether the home network device application is already controlled by the second RUI client when the UI page is loaded in the first RUI client; obtaining control ownership of the home network device application by executing an obtaining method of the predetermined plug-in object, if it is determined that the home network device application is not controlled by the second RUI client; and periodically notifying the RUI server that the home network device application is controlled by the first RUI client, by periodically executing a notifying method of the predetermined plug-in object while controlling the home network device application.