ANSI/CTA-2014-B-2011 (R2019)

Web-based Protocol and Framework for Remote User Interface on UPnP Networks and the Internet (Web4CE)

The CEA-2014-B “Web-based Protocol and Framework for Remote User Interface on UPnP™ Networks and the Internet (Web4CE)” standard defines the necessary mechanisms to allow a user interface to be remotely displayed on and controlled by devices or control points other than the one hosting the logic. The basic device operations are based on the UPnP Device Architecture for UPnP networks and UPnP devices in the home. The standard also allows the remote display of user interfaces provided by third party internet services on devices in the home, and covers a wide range of UI capabilities for TVs, mobile phones and portable devices. This standard includes mechanisms intended to enable flow of content that might be under the control of a content protection system, such as a Digital Rights Management (DRM) system. In such cases certain capabilities defined by this standard may depend on proper, parallel implementation of the appropriate content protection system. Specification of content protection is beyond the scope of this standard. Note that for CEA-2014-B, the requirements previously identified to remain compatible with CEA-2027-A are no longer required by this specification. These requirements have been identified with the term “obsolete”.