METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A WEB-BASED USER INTERFACE

A method and apparatus for updating a web-based user interface. The method comprises generating a user interface for a host application, accessing the user interface in a web browser, and modify the user interface within the web browser during run-time of the application.The apparatus comprises a user interface, a user interface updater, a web browser, and a host application. The web browser provides a way to display, access, and modify the user interface for communicating with the host application. The user interface updater generates the user interface and modifies the user interface in response to command information received from the web browser.