Application selection user interface

A computer readable medium having instructions that when executed cause the implementation of t method, the method comprising:

• identifying a reference template associated with application selection;
• assembling a request from the identified reference template and state data indicated by the reference template;
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• processing a user interface description retrieved using the request to cause the display of a user interface having one or more selectable objects each associated with an application available from a network service, the applications being selected according to the state data.

A system comprising a description manage, a capabilities resolver, and a device interface, wherein:

• the device interface is configured to receive a request assembled by a device from a first reference template and state data indicated by the first reference template;
• the capabilities resolver is configured to identify applications form a plurality of applications that are compatible with the state data;
• the description manager is configured to acquire a user interface description defining a plurality of objects and a plurality of reference templates, each reference template being associated with a different one of the objects and each object associated with a difference one of the identified applications;
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• the device interface is configured to cause the device to process the user interface description to a display a user interface having the defined objects.