KR20120139396A - Method andapparatus for controlling application - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling an application, and more particularly, in a remote UI system using a remote user interface (UI), a plurality of third apparatuses remotely operating in a controlled device. A method and apparatus for controlling an application.
Many industry standards organizations, such as the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Home Audio-Video Interoperability (HAVi), and Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), are actively working to improve home network technology.
Remote user interface (RUI) technology may be used for one device to control the functions of another device in a home network. In short, RUI technology is based on a client-server architecture, which allows the RUI client to get the UI from the RUI server so that the user can control the RUI server through the UI from the RUI client. It is a technique to do.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an architecture for controlling a
Referring to FIG. 1, the
It is represented in the
2 illustrates a problem according to the prior art.
In the related art, since the control between the third terminal and the server application is performed only one-to-one, when one third terminal starts to control the
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of receiving a control UI for controlling a server application in which a plurality of third terminals located at a remote location exist in the second terminal and controlling the plurality of third terminals by the third terminal. It is to provide a method and apparatus for controlling the server application through a UI.
Application control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling an application in a remote user interface (UI) system, the first terminal having an application to communicate with a remote server, the second terminal connected to the first terminal Receiving a request of a control UI for the application from the first terminal; assigning an identifier to the second terminal, storing connection information between the second terminal and the application; Requesting, receiving, and transmitting the control UI from the application to the second terminal; and receiving, by the first terminal, a control command for controlling the application from the second terminal, and storing the stored connection. Confirming information and transmitting the control command to the application; Processing the control commands, and includes the step of transmitting a result of the processing to the second terminal.
In addition, the terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal device for controlling an application in a remote user interface (UI) system, and communicates with a remote server, and accesses a control UI received from the remote server or stored in the terminal device. An application processing the control command received from the third terminal, the control UI from the application, and receiving a request for the control UI from the third terminal. Assigning an identifier to the third terminal, storing connection information between the third terminal and the application, requesting and receiving the control UI from the application, and transmitting the ID to the third terminal; When receiving a control command for the application from the terminal of the, the application after checking the connection information Transmitting the control command to the Orientation, and includes an embedded server, for receiving a processing result to the control command from the application transmits to the subscriber station of the third.
As described above, the plurality of third terminals may simultaneously access the second terminal to control a server application operating in the second terminal.
1 is a diagram illustrating an architecture for controlling a controlled device through a control device in a remote UI system according to the related art.
FIG. 2 illustrates a structure in which a plurality of control devices cannot control a remote server application in a controlled device based on a conventional architecture.
3 is a diagram illustrating a list of remote server applications running in a second terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a table managing information for connection of third terminals and a server application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a process of a third terminal receiving a control UI for controlling a server application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a third terminal controls a server application using a control UI according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a control UI receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a third terminal controls a server application using a control UI according to an embodiment of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
The present invention provides a method of controlling a server application operating in a second terminal by using a plurality of third terminals. To this end, the present invention lists and manages server applications operating in the second terminal.
3 is a diagram illustrating a list of remote server applications currently running in a second terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The embedded server of the second terminal adds the corresponding server application to the list every time the server application is executed. The most recently created or executed server application is located at the top of the list, and when the running server application is terminated, the terminated server application is removed from the list.
Also, in the present invention, the embedded server in the second terminal creates and manages information for connecting the third terminals and the server application in a table form so that the plurality of third terminals can simultaneously control one server application. do.
4 is a diagram illustrating a table managing information for connection of third terminals and a server application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
The table includes a 'User-Agent' value that is identification information of each third terminal, a 'Device Handle' value assigned to each third terminal in the second terminal, and a second terminal. Contains 'Application ID' values assigned to server applications running on.
5 is a diagram illustrating a process of a third terminal receiving a control UI for controlling a server application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, first, in
If the user selects one UI from the list of UIs displayed on the screen through the
In addition, when the embedded
6 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a third terminal controls a server application using a control UI according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 6, when the
In addition, when communication with the
Meanwhile, a plurality of other third terminals (not shown) may also receive a control UI for the
Referring to FIG. 7, a DAE (Declarative Application Environment)
The information on the UI selected by the user is transmitted to the
In response to the request for the control UI, the RCF plug-in 704 requests the control UI in the form of an event to the
8 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a third terminal controls a server application using a control UI according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example applied to the OIPF standard.
Referring to FIG. 8, first, when the
While the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings as described above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may realize the present invention in another specific form without changing its technical spirit or essential features. It will be appreciated that it may be practiced. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.
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Receiving, by a first terminal having an application communicating with a remote server, a request of a control UI for the application from a second terminal connected to the first terminal;
Assigning, by the first terminal, an identifier to the second terminal, storing connection information between the second terminal and the application;
Requesting, receiving, and transmitting the control UI from the application to the second terminal by the first terminal;
Receiving, by the first terminal, a control command for controlling the application from the second terminal, checking the stored connection information, and transmitting the control command to the application;
And the application processes the control command and transmits the processed result to the second terminal.
The storing process,
And storing the allocated identifier, identification information of the second terminal included in the request from the second terminal, and connection information of the application in a table form.
The process of transmitting the control command to the application,
Checking identification information of the second terminal included in the control command;
Identifying an application corresponding to the identification information of the second terminal in the stored table;
And transmitting the control command to the identified application.
The process of storing the connection information between the second terminal and the application,
And a second terminal located at the top of the list of running applications stored in the first terminal and connecting the most recently executed application to the second terminal.
Receiving a request of a control UI for the application from a third terminal connected to the first terminal;
Assigning, by the first terminal, an identifier to the third terminal, storing connection information between the third terminal and the application;
Requesting, receiving, and transmitting the control UI from the application to the third terminal by the first terminal;
Receiving, by the first terminal, a control command for controlling the application from the third terminal, checking the stored connection information, and transmitting the control command to the application;
And the application processing the control command and transmitting the processed result to the third terminal.
The storing process,
And storing the allocated identifier, identification information of the third terminal included in the request from the third terminal, and connection information of the application in a table form.
The process of transmitting the control command to the application,
Checking identification information of the third terminal included in the control command;
Identifying an application corresponding to the identification information of the third terminal in the stored table;
And transmitting the control command to the identified application.
The process of storing the connection information between the third terminal and the application,
And a third terminal, which is located at the top of the list of running applications stored in the first terminal and connects the most recently executed application to the third terminal.
An application which communicates with a remote server, transmits a control UI received from the remote server or stored in the terminal device to a currently connected third terminal, and processes a control command received from the third terminal;
When the control UI is received from the application and the request for the control UI is received from the third terminal, an identifier is assigned to the third terminal, and connection information between the third terminal and the application is stored. Request the control UI from the application, receive the control UI, and transmit the received control command to the third terminal. When receiving the control command for the application from the third terminal, the control command is confirmed to the application after checking the connection information. And an embedded server for receiving the processing result of the control command from the application and transmitting the received result to the third terminal.
The embedded server,
And the allocated identifier, identification information of the third terminal included in the request from the third terminal, and connection information of the application in a table form.
The embedded server,
Confirm identification information of the third terminal included in the control command, identify an application corresponding to the identification information of the third terminal in the stored table, and transmit the control command to the identified application; Terminal device characterized in that.
The embedded server,
And a terminal located at the top of a list of currently running applications stored in the terminal device and connecting the most recently executed application to the third terminal.
The embedded server,
Receiving a request of the control UI for the application from another currently connected third terminal, assigning an identifier to the other third terminal, storing connection information between the other third terminal and the application, and storing the application Request and receive the control UI from the controller, and transmit the received control UI to the other third terminal;
Receiving a control command for controlling the application from the other third terminal, checking the stored connection information, transmitting the control command to the application, and receiving a processing result for the control command from the application; The terminal device, characterized in that for transmitting to another third terminal.
The embedded server,
And the allocated identifier, identification information of the other third terminal included in the request from the other third terminal, and connection information of the application in a table form.
The embedded server,
Confirm the identification information of the other third terminal included in the control command, identify an application corresponding to the identification information of the other third terminal in the stored table, and transmit the control command to the identified application Terminal device characterized in that.
The embedded server,
And a terminal located at the top of a list of currently running applications stored in the terminal device and connecting the most recently executed application to the other third terminal.
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