Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080270562 | HOME NETWORK DEVICE CONTROL SERVICE AND/OR INTERNET SERVICE METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided are a home network device service and/or Internet service method and apparatus in a home network with a web-based open architecture, the method comprising: receiving script based software for controlling the service from a server using a controller in a home network; reproducing a user interface screen for controlling the service by parsing the script based software using the controller; and controlling the home network device control service and/or the Internet service using the controller according to the selected service when a service is selected based on the UI screen. Accordingly, a home network which can be expanded easily can be obtained. | 10-30-2008 |
20080291327 | Display Apparatus and Method and Information Processing Apparatus and Method for Providing Picture in Picture Function - A display apparatus and method and an information processing apparatus and method, by which a picture in picture (PIP) region is automatically and freely changed between a semi-transparent state and an opaque state according to a position of a pointing device, are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a communicator receiving position information of the PIP region from the display apparatus and transmitting transparency information, which changes a screen of the PIP region into the semi-transparent state or the opaque state according to whether the pointing device is positioned within the PIP region, to the display apparatus; and a PIP monitoring unit setting a state of the transparency information according to whether the pointing device is positioned within the PIP region. | 11-27-2008 |
20080304812 | DETAILED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER - Provided are a detailed information providing method and apparatus in content storage apparatus that automatically provide a user with desired broadcast information in synchronization with the Internet. The detailed information providing method includes: when a recording operation that records content to the content storage apparatus starts, requesting an information search of a web server based on information on a broadcast currently being recorded and simultaneously extracting broadcast related detailed information from a broadcast signal of the broadcast currently being recorded; and when the recording operation stops, creating a user interface of a recording list based on an Internet-based broadcast related detailed information searched by the web server and the broadcast related detailed information extracted from the broadcast signal. | 12-11-2008 |
20090138910 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING AND ENABLING SHORTCUT KEY OF REMOTE CONTROLLER - Provided are a method and apparatus for setting/enabling a shortcut key of a remote controller. The method includes executing an application including device control software, requesting selection of a key of the remote controller that is to be mapped to the device control software when the device control software is selected, downloading the device control software when the key of the remote controller is selected, and mapping the device control software to the key of the remote controller. | 05-28-2009 |
20090193438 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EVENT IN HOME NETWORK - Provided are a method and apparatus for notifying a specific device, which requests a service, of an event if the event relating to the service occurs in a home network. An event notification message that is multicasted in the home network includes a device ID that requests a service relating to an event, and devices discard the event notification message when the device ID included in the event notification message is not identical to IDs of the devices, thereby preventing all devices that are not related to the service from being notified of the event relating to the service. | 07-30-2009 |
20090265540 | HOME NETWORK CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO OBTAIN ENCRYPTED CONTROL INFORMATION - A network control apparatus and method is provided. The method includes operations of informing a server of capability information including an encryption/decryption method, wherein the server provides the network control apparatus with control information used to control a network device using a general-purpose control web application, transmitting to the server a control information requesting message that requests the control information, receiving from the server the control information which has been encrypted using the encryption/decryption method, decrypting the encrypted control information according to the encryption/decryption method, and transmitting a control command for controlling the network device according to the decrypted control information. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING UP WIRELESS LAN OF DEVICE - A wireless local area network (LAN) set up method and apparatus by which a client apparatus not having a character input function can easily provide wireless LAN setup. The wireless LAN set up method includes the operations of scanning associable wireless LAN devices so as to search for information about wireless LAN devices that support wireless security setup; and providing user interface information associated with wireless LAN setup of the wireless LAN devices according to found information about the wireless LAN devices that support the wireless security setup. | 10-29-2009 |
20090274065 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK BY USING BUTTON - A method and apparatus for setting a wireless local area network (LAN) based on manipulating a button is provided. In the method, an existing wireless network links with a network that supports a wireless security setup. The method includes storing setup information about a currently associated wireless network if the currently associated wireless network exists, and performing the wireless security setup of the network that supports the wireless security setup, according to the stored information about the currently associated wireless network. | 11-05-2009 |
20090307310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING FILTERED CONTENT BASED ON AGE LIMIT - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving filtered content based on an age limit. A client transmits to a server a content request message requesting original content, part of which is blocked due to an age limit, and receives from the server filtered content according to the age limit in response to the content request message. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307733 | DOWNLOADING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TERMINAL ENTITY - Provided are downloading methods and apparatuses related to a terminal entity presenting an event related to at least one download item related to an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service. | 12-10-2009 |
20100023983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING IPTV COMMUNICATION SERVICE - Provided are a method and apparatus for performing an internet protocol television (IPTV) communication service. The method includes: acquiring an application message providing the IPTV communication service from an external input with respect to a general-purpose web application by using plug-in application programming interfaces (APIs) of a web browser which are independent of an IPTV communication service provider; sending the application message to an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) gateway (IG) functional entity apparatus; and receiving a response message comprising a result of processing the application message as a response to the sending of the application message, from the IG functional entity apparatus. | 01-28-2010 |
20100037300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFYING REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT ABOUT EVENT OF REMOTE USER INTERFACE SERVER IN HOME NETWORK - An event notifying method includes determining whether a current home network, which is currently connected to a remote user interface server (RUIS) in a home network, is a user's home network selected by a user so as to be allowed to be notified of the event, selectively providing an event page to a remote user interface client (RUIC) selected by a user in the user's home network, and performing user authentication prior to providing the event page, thereby ensuring security of the user's private information. | 02-11-2010 |
20100191755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONTENTS BY USING CONTENT TAG - Provided is a method of managing contents, the method including selecting at least one of the stored contents, generating a content tag including content information associated with the selected content, storing the generated content tag, transmitting the generated content tag to an external device, and deleting the selected content. | 07-29-2010 |
20100217981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SECURITY COMMUNICATION - Provided is a method of performing secured communication. In the method, a secured communication request for performing secured communication is received from the second device, a security key required for the secured communication is randomly generated and output, and a plurality of pieces of data encrypted using the security key are transmitted and received to and from the second device. | 08-26-2010 |
20100305722 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HOME NETWORK DEVICE USING UNIVERSAL WEB APPLICATION AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of controlling a home network device by using a universal web application. In the method, the universal web application may receive control information, for controlling the home network device, from a server. A control command, which is issued to control the home network device, may be sent to a control point module by using a script application program interface (API) that is included in the received control information. Accordingly, result data that is obtained by executing the control command on the home network device may be received by the control point module. | 12-02-2010 |
20110010727 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLAYING BACK MEDIA DATA WITH LIMITED CONTROL - A method and apparatus for restricting a control operation with respect to reproduction of media data so as to commercially implement consumption of the media data, the method and apparatus including: restricting the control operation with respect to reproduction of the media data by using a predetermined Application Programming Interface (API); and reproducing the media data received from a media server, according to the restricted control operation. | 01-13-2011 |
20110119346 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE USER INTERFACE SERVICES - A method and an apparatus by which a remote user interface (UI) client device provides a remote UI service, the method comprising receiving an event message, which includes a URL for accessing a first UI resource providing a UI notifying the receipt of a message, from a remote UI server device; obtaining the first UI resource from the remote UI server device by using the URL; receiving external inputs of message control commands via the first UI resource; and transmitting the message control command to the remote UI server device. | 05-19-2011 |
20110126271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING A DEVICE IN ACCESS POINT - Provided is a method of registering an unregistered device in an access point (AP) by using a registered device registered in the AP, the method including: transmitting a control signal for controlling the registered device to the registered device so as to transmit a mode change request, which requests the AP to change a mode to an authentication approval mode approving an authentication operation with the unregistered device, to the AP; transmitting a mode confirm request, which confirms whether an operation mode of the AP is the authentication approval mode, to the AP; receiving a mode confirm response as a response to the mode confirm request from the AP that receives the mode change request; and selectively performing an authentication operation with the AP, based on the received mode confirm response. | 05-26-2011 |
20110277004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING IPTV SERVICE BASED ON API - A method and apparatus for controlling a device relaying an IPTV service by an apparatus using the IPTV service are provided. The apparatus includes an application driving unit which drives an application that is used to access the IPTV service, and a browser driving unit which drives a browser that provides the application with a driving environment for the application to access the IPTV service, wherein the browser comprises at least one application programming interface (API) related to controlling the device. | 11-10-2011 |
20110296460 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE USER INTERFACE (UI) SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing a remote User Interface (UI) service in a remote UI server, including: receiving description information of a remote UI client and an Audio Video (AV) device from a remote UI proxy server; generating a first UI resource based on the received description information; and transmitting the first UI resource to the remote UI client in response to a request of the remote UI client. | 12-01-2011 |
20120151327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A REMOTE USER INTERFACE - A method of providing a remote user interface (RUI) includes receiving a RUI request including first preference format information, second preference format information, and transmission option information, the first preference format information being related to a format preferred by a client device with respect to the RUI, the second preference format information being related to a format preferred by the client device with respect to a video included in the RUI, and the transmission option information indicating whether to consider the second preference format information when transmission of the RUI is decided; comparing a format of the RUI with only the first preference format information, or comparing the format of the RUI and the format of the video comprised in the RUI with the first preference format information and the second preference format information, respectively, based on the transmission option information; and selectively transmitting the RUI to the client. | 06-14-2012 |
20120198483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION INSTALLED IN REMOTE DEVICE - Provided herein are methods and apparatuses for expanding a remote procedure call (RPC) shared service between devices to an application level, in which a controlled device transmits to a controller device a list of shared applications which are remotely executable from among applications installed in the controlled device, and parameter information which is related to the shared applications, and the controller device remotely executes at least one of the shared applications by using the parameter information. | 08-02-2012 |
20130132937 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTO INSTALLING APPLICATION INTO DIFFERENT TERMINALS - An apparatus and method of automatically installing an application in different terminals by storing terminal information of a user and allowing the user to install an application when the user installs an application in at least two terminals, and in which an installation process may be automatically conducted is provided. Information related to an application installed in a first terminal is received from the first terminal; and a second terminal is requested to install another application corresponding to the application, in the second terminal, by using the received information related to the application. | 05-23-2013 |
20130179572 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a method of communicating, by a first terminal, with a second terminal connected thereto over a predetermined network. The method includes: executing a first web page provided by a web server to broadcast access information of the first terminal; and forming a communication channel with the second terminal, which has received the access information of the first terminal, wherein the second terminal receives the access information of the first terminal by executing a second web page provided by the web server. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185424 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EVENT INFORMATION - An apparatus, method, and system for managing event information are provided. The apparatus for managing event information includes an event management module which receives event information on an event generated in an event generator located in the same network in a multicast manner, and manages the received event information, a storage module which stores the received event information, and a control module which controls the event generator. The event management module provides the received event information to an event-management-requesting device which requests storage of event information. | 07-18-2013 |
20130236013 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SECURITY COMMUNICATION - Provided is a method of performing secured communication. In the method, a secured communication request for performing secured communication is received from the second device, a security key required for the secured communication is randomly generated and output, and a plurality of pieces of data encrypted using the security key are transmitted and received to and from the second device. | 09-12-2013 |
20130304919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFYING REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT ABOUT EVENT OF REMOTE USER INTERFACE SERVER IN HOME NETWORK - An event notifying method includes determining whether a current home network, which is currently connected to a remote user interface server (RUIS) in a home network, is a user's home network selected by a user so as to be allowed to be notified of the event, selectively providing an event page to a remote user interface client (RUIC) selected by a user in the user's home network, and performing user authentication prior to providing the event page, thereby ensuring security of the user's private information. | 11-14-2013 |
20140297793 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SOUND INFORMATION IN WEB-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for transmitting information in a Web-based control system. The control target device of the present invention includes a Web server module, a sound information generation module and an independent communication module. The Web server module transmits a Web page required for device control to a control device through a first communication channel. The sound information generation module generates sound information related to an event, occurring according to variation in status of the control target device. The independent communication module transmits the generated sound information to the control device through a second communication channel that is separate from the first communication channel. | 10-02-2014 |