Patent ID: 7743042
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing Remote User Interface (RUI) service, the apparatus comprising: a service browser module which provides a service search user interface (UI) to allow an RUI client located inside a home network to search for services that are present outside the home network; and a virtual RUI server module which performs intermediation so that the services present outside the home network can be used through a service UI, and receives events from a service provider outside the home network and transmits the received events to an RUI control point inside the home network, wherein the service browser module comprises a management module that downloads a virtual RUI server bundle from the service provider and installs the virtual RUI server bundle on an Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGi) gateway, if a desired service is selected through the service search UI, and wherein the virtual RUI server bundle is constructed using set details of user preference information, and wherein the home network comprises a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network.