Method and apparatus for centralizing application access within a multimedia system

摘要

A method and apparatus for providing accessing to applications in centralized application system includes processing that begins by having the server execute an application in response to a request and/or inputs by one of the clients to produce application data. The processing continues as the server provides an application interface for interfacing the application data for the requesting client to produce interface data. The processing continues when the server encodes the interface data to produce encoded data. The processing as the server provides the encoded data to the plurality of clients. The processing continues as the targeted client determines that it is being addressed by the encoded data. The processing continues as the targeted client decodes the encoded data to produce display data.