Server apparatus, method, program and integrated circuit, for controlling user interface display

摘要

A server apparatus of the present invention extracts the second client apparatus cooperable with the first client apparatus and transmits an instruction to the second client apparatus to launch a user interface, based on a user interface request from the first client apparatus, and transmits an instruction to the second client apparatus to display the user interface, based on a cooperation request from the first client apparatus, and thereby the first client apparatus and the second client apparatus cooperate with each other to allow an operation of the server apparatus in a short time after a cooperation request for causing the first client apparatus operated by a user and the second client apparatus different from the first client apparatus to cooperate with each other.

主权项

1. A server apparatus for controlling user interface display in a first client apparatus and a second client apparatus different from the first client apparatus, which are any of a plurality of client apparatuses communicated with each other via a network, the server apparatus comprising:
a storage section having stored therein a user interface, for each of the plurality of client apparatuses, whereby the server apparatus is operated in the client apparatus; a reception section for receiving, from the first client apparatus,
a user interface request which is a request for a first user interface, whereby the server apparatus is operated in the first client apparatus, anda cooperation request for causing the first client apparatus and the second client apparatus to cooperate with each other for an operation of the server apparatus; a cooperable apparatus determination section for selecting a second client apparatus cooperable with the first client apparatus among the plurality of client apparatuses, based on the user interface request received by the reception section; a user interface transmission control section for acquiring a second user interface, whereby the server apparatus is operated in the second client apparatus selected by the cooperable apparatus determination section, among the user interfaces stored in the storage section; and a transmission section for transmitting, to the second client apparatus, the second user interface acquired by the user interface transmission control section and a launch instruction to launch the second user interface, wherein when the reception section has received the cooperation request from the first client apparatus, the transmission section transmits a display instruction to the second client apparatus to display the second user interface transmitted to the second client apparatus, based on the cooperation request received by the reception section.