USER INTERFACE CONTROL APPARATUS, USER INTERFACE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

摘要

A UI control apparatus includes: a UI storage unit (207) which stores at least one UI program; a UI list storage unit (203) which stores a UI list; a UI list obtaining unit (202) which (i) obtains a list of a UI program stored in a remote appliance, and (ii) additionally registers the list; a request receiving unit (204) which receives a request from the user for a use of a UI; a UI selecting unit (205) which selects at least one UI program corresponding to the UI out of a UI program registered in the UI list; a UI obtaining unit (206) which (i) determines whether or not the selected UI program is stored in the UI storage unit (207), and, in the case where the UI program is determined to be stored, (ii) reads the UI program from the UI storage unit (207); and a displaying unit (208) which displays information to the user by executing the obtained UI program.