Method and system for providing a user interface in a computer

A method for presenting data on a user interface that is coupled to a processor, comprising:

• receiving instructions for the processor to present data on the user interface, the instructions representing basic presentation patterns defining how the data is to be presented on the user interface, the instructions being part of the definition of the data;
• receiving a signal with data from a data source in combination with identifications of the instructions;
• matching the identifications to the instructions to generate instructions specific to a presentation environment of the user interface;
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• processing the instructions to present the data in the user interface corresponding to the presentation patterns.

A computing device comprising:

• a user interface including devices to present data and receive user interaction;
• a decoder to receive a signal including a basic presentation pattern defining how data is to be presented on the user interface in accordance with a user interaction pattern, the presentation pattern defined generically and not specific to the user interface, wherein the decoder is to further match the presentation pattern with parameters specific to the user interface to generate instructions for presenting data and functions on the user interface in accordance with the user interaction pattern and the presentation pattern;
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• a processor to process the instructions to generate a presentation specific to a presentation environment of the user interface.