Sending a remote user interface

A method for operating a client device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a server, a browser web page compatible with a browser operable on the client device, the browser web page including a capability to receive content updates from the server according to a server-defined protocol and a capability to send events from the client device to the server;
• rendering a remote user interface by running the browser web page in a browser;
• receiving content from the server and rendering the content in the remote user interface;
• and
• receiving a partial update of the content from the server and rendering the partial update in the remote user interface.

A server comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• an application;
• and
• a remote user interface server module configured to:
• send, to the client device, a browser web page compatible with a browser operable on the client device, the browser web page including a capability to receive content updates from a server according to a server-defined protocol and a capability to send events from the client device to the server;
• receiving content from a content source;
• sending the content to the client device according to the server-defined protocol;
• and
• sending a partial update of the content to the client device according to the server-defined protocol.

A client device comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• a web browser configured to:
• receive, from a server, a browser web page compatible with, the browser web page including a capability to receive content updates from the server according to a server-defined protocol and a capability to send events from the client device to the server;
• render a remote user interface by running the browser web;
• receive content from the server and render the content in the remote user interface;
• and
• receive a partial update of the content from the server and render the partial update in the remote user interface.