Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080301640 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING ID OF SOFTWARE COMPONENT - A method for allocating an identifier (ID) of a software component is disclosed. The method includes generating information on software components by a Device Management (DM) server, generating a download package including the information on software components by the DM server, transmitting the download package from the DM server to a DM client, executing the download package by the DM client, and allocating an ID to each software component based on the information on software components if the download package is executed by the DM client. | 12-04-2008 |
20090247145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE OF TERMINALS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of updating software of terminals in a mobile broadcast system is provided. The method includes creating an update command for terminals of a particular model, the update command including update information; and broadcasting the created update command. The update information includes software version information and at least one of terminal manufacturer information and terminal model information. Further, the method may further include, before broadcasting the created update command, forcibly requiring terminals subscribe to an update service; and creating and broadcasting an update file for terminals of the particular model from among the forcibly subscribed terminals. The software of the terminals may be firmware. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249403 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS IN INTERNET BROADCASTING SYSTEM - An Internet broadcasting system for supporting broadcast services by using Internet Protocol (IP), and more particularly an apparatus and method for providing a user's preferred contents in an Internet broadcasting system are provided. The method of providing contents in an Internet broadcasting system includes searching for contents in an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) according to a user preference, constituting a user channel, based on the searched contents and providing a terminal with the searched contents according to the user channel. | 10-01-2009 |
20090253416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER DEFINED BUNDLE IN A MOBILE BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and mobile communication system for providing a user defined bundle in a terminal of a mobile broadcast system are provided. The method includes receiving a service guide from a BroadCAST (BCAST) Service Distribution/Adaptation (BSDA), creating a user defined bundle based on a content or a service desired by a user, including the user defined bundle in a user defined bundle subscription request message and transmitting the user defined bundle subscription request message to a BCAST Subscription Management (BSM), and receiving from the BSM a user defined bundle subscription response message in which a user defined bundle subscription and a purchase complete message is included. | 10-08-2009 |
20090265700 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE OF TERMINALS IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for updating firmware of terminals in a mobile broadcast system including a Broadcast Service Distribution/Adaptation fragment (BSDA) and a Broadcast service Subscription Management (BSM). The method includes requesting creation of a content fragment, by the BSM, by transmitting a firmware package file for a firmware update of the terminals to the BSDA; creating a content fragment including the firmware package file and broadcasting the created content fragment to the terminals by the BSDA; detecting the firmware package file from the received content fragment; and performing the firmware update using the firmware package file. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271837 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST CONTENTS IN INTERNET BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing content in a broadcast system is provided. Upon receipt of a request for synchronization from a mobile terminal, a set-top box creates a recommended content list based on user information received from the mobile terminal and delivers the recommended content list to the mobile terminal. The set-top box receives from the mobile terminal a content list, selected from the recommended content list and included in a Personal Information Management System (PIMS) updated using the recommended content list. The set-top box determines whether a user of the mobile terminal intends to view content from the received content list at a start time of the content. Upon receipt of view acceptance information from the mobile terminal, the set-top box sends a request for the content to a service provider at the start time, receives the requested content from the service provider, and provides the received content to the mobile terminal. | 10-29-2009 |
20090276818 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING IPTV SERVICE AND INTERNET BROADCASTING SYSTEM THEREFOR - An apparatus and method for providing preferred contents to a user in an Internet broadcasting system that provides a broadcast service using an Internet data transport protocol. A user terminal sends a request for a broadcast service to a service provider. The user terminal receives an authentication key from the service provider, and delivers the authentication key to a third display terminal in which a user of the user terminal is not registered. The third display terminal delivers the authentication key and connection information of the third display terminal to the service provider. The service provider authenticates the third display terminal. The user terminal transmits information selected by the user to the service provider, which transmits broadcast service data related to the selected information to the third display terminal for being displayed. | 11-05-2009 |
20100042746 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING A BOOKMARK WITH OTHER USERS IN A HOME NETWORK - A method and apparatus for sharing a bookmark, which is created by a user, with other users. In a method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, information of a bookmark for sharing in a home network device of a bookmark creator is created. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is stored in an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal in the home network of the bookmark creator. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is then transmitted from the IPTV terminal to an IPTV service provider. | 02-18-2010 |
20100070614 | UNIFIED DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A unified device management method and system for unified management of a fixed and mobile device includes a command execution controller which receives a device management command, sends a query message to the device, receives a response message transmitted by the device, creates a command execution policy based on the settings contained in the response message, and executes the device management command according to a policy, the device which generates and sends the response message to the command execution controller according to user inputs, and a remote access server which connects the device and the command execution controller by using a remote access protocol. | 03-18-2010 |
20100138283 | AUDIENCE RESEARCH DATA COLLECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IPTV SERVICE - An audience research data collecting method and system for collecting audience research data from devices connected to an IP service. An audience research data reporting method of a device includes receiving an audience research data collection management object for collecting audience research data from a device management server, configuring a reporting condition of the audience research data collection management object based on parameters received from the device management server and collecting and reporting the audience research data to the device management server according to the reporting condition. | 06-03-2010 |
20100150123 | IPTV SERVICE PROVISION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FIXED AND MOBILE DEVICES - An Internet Protocol (IP) TeleVision (IPTV) service provision method and system is provided for providing both fixed and mobile device users with IPTV services. The IPTV service provision method of the present invention includes establishing, when a Mobile-IPTV terminal function (M-ITF) including a first Open IPTV Terminal Function (OITF) having a plurality of functional entities and an embedded gateway having a plurality gateway functions detects a gateway function of an IPTV Terminal Function (ITF) including a second OITF having a plurality of functional entities and a plurality of gateways, a link with the gateway function of the ITF; disabling the embedded gateway; requesting a service provider network for an IPTV service via the gateway function of the ITF; and establishing a service link with the service provider network to received the IPTV service. | 06-17-2010 |
20100199327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING CONTENT IN AN INTERNET BROADCASTING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for sharing content in an Internet broadcasting system that supports broadcasting services using an Internet protocol. The method includes creating, by a bookmark creator, a bookmark for contents, transmitting, by the bookmark creator, the bookmark to a service provider, receiving the bookmark by the service provider, notifying, by the service provider, that the bookmark is updated to a content-sharing party, receiving, by the service provider, a transmission request for the bookmark from the content-sharing party, sending, by the service provider, the bookmark to the content-sharing party, and accessing, by the content-sharing party, the contents by executing the bookmark. | 08-05-2010 |
20100218213 | CONTROL USER INTERFACE DELIVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS IN DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for delivering a Control User Interface (CUI) using an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is provided for a broadcast system. A transmission apparatus for a digital broadcast system includes a provider that provides one or more of services and content. The apparatus also includes an information generator that generates EPG information including CUI information. The apparatus further includes a transmitter that transmits the EPG information and the one or more of the services and content. The CUI information is provided per service and per content. | 08-26-2010 |
20100265887 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING CONTENTS OF WIRELESS TERMINAL IN HOME NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a method for using home network contents of a wireless terminal located outside a home network. The method includes transmitting bandwidth information and wireless terminal information to a contents storage device, when a home gateway receives a remote access request message including the bandwidth information from the wireless terminal; setting, by the home contents storage device, the bandwidth information as a filtering parameter for the wireless terminal; filtering, by the contents storage device, contents available for the wireless terminal and generating a contents list corresponding to the wireless terminal by using the filtering parameter, upon receiving a request for the contents list; and transmitting the generated contents list to the wireless terminal. | 10-21-2010 |
20110050449 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL IN A SHORT-RANGE NETWORK, AND SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for remote control in a short-range network system, and a system supporting the same are provided, in which from a remote device that remotely controls the application execution device using a predetermined Control User Interface (CUI), information about capability of the remote device is collected, a CUI request requesting a CUI to be used for remotely controlling a currently executed application and the information about the capability of the remote device are sent to an application server, a CUI matching the capability of the remote device is received from the application server in response to the CUI request, and the received CUI is sent to the remote device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055715 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROL SERVICE IN A NETWORK - A system and methods for providing a Control User Interface (CUI) for controlling a Networked Device (ND) with a Remote Controller (RC) are provided. A Service Provider (SP) receives capability information of the RC and CUI information from the ND, generates a reconfigured CUI based on a location of the RC from which to control the ND, and transmits the reconfigured CUI to the ND. The ND receives the reconfigured CUI from the SP and transmits the reconfigured CUI to the RC. The RC receives the reconfigured CUI from the ND and controls the ND with the reconfigured CUI. | 03-03-2011 |
20110116772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRICK PLAY SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing a trick play service in a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming (HAS) architecture for adaptively streaming media data according to fluctuation of a streaming environment are provided. The method at a server includes: generating a media presentation description (MPD) file including information about at least one piece of trick play data; transmitting the MPD file to a client; and transmitting the at least one piece of trick play data to the client in response to a request by the client based on the MPD file. The method at a client includes: receiving a media presentation description (MPD) file including information about at least one piece of trick play data; and receiving the at least one piece of trick play data from a server based on the MPD file. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119395 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING USING SEGMENTATION - A method and apparatus for adaptively transmitting and receiving media data to a streaming environment by segmenting into segments a plurality of media data, which is generated by encoding content to have different qualities. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119396 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA - Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data. The method includes obtaining information about first media data, the first media data including at least one component; and obtaining the at least one component based on the information about the first media data, wherein the information about the first media data further includes information indicating whether the at least one component is provided together with a component obtained from second media data. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125918 | ADAPTIVE STREAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for performing streaming that is adaptive to a streaming environment, using information about a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND RECEIVING DATA - Provided are a method and apparatus for receiving and providing data. The method of receiving data includes: receiving first information including information about a first interval of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content in different qualities; acquiring renewal time information indicating a point of time for a first file to be renewed by using the first information; and receiving second information comprising information about a second interval of the plurality of media data based on the renewal time information. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131290 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTION OF CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK (CDN) BASED ON USER LOCATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for selecting a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Internet Protocol (IP)-based services. A service request message is received from a user. The service request message includes user location information. The CDN is selected in accordance with the user location information. The service request message is transmitted to the CDN for connection of a corresponding delivery function module of the CDN to the user. | 06-02-2011 |
20110131505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING RUI-BASED SPECIALIZED CONTROL USER INTERFACE - Methods and apparatuses are provided for acquiring a specialized Control User Interface (CUI) in a remote control device of home network. A first message is transmitted to a client requesting a User Interface (UI) list. The UI list is received from the client. The UI list comprises specialized CUI information from a server. A second message is transmitted to the client requesting the specialized CUI in accordance with the specialized CUI information in the UI list. The specialized CUI is received from the server via the client. | 06-02-2011 |
20110138290 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE USER INTERFACE LIST - A method for providing a User Interface (UI) list in a network by letting a specific terminal, which has an application communicating with a remote server, receive a request for the UI list from an arbitrary terminal; and providing at least one of a UI list provided from the remote server and a UI list included in the specific terminal using the application. The specific terminal may combine the UI list provided from the remote server and the UI list included in the specific terminal to thereby provide the arbitrary terminal with a combined list and the arbitrary terminal may select the desired remote UI through the provided UI list. | 06-09-2011 |
20110145430 | STREAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS OPERATING BY INSERTING OTHER CONTENT INTO MAIN CONTENT - A method and apparatus for reproducing media data are provided. The method includes: receiving a first file including information about a period of first content and information about a period of second content; receiving and reproducing media data of the first content based on the received first file; stopping reproducing of the media data of the first content and receiving and reproducing media data of the second content based on the first file; and receiving and reproducing the media data of the first content when the reproducing the media data of the second content is completed, wherein the information about the period of the second content includes location information about the second media data of the second content or location information of a second file including the location information about the second media data of the second content. | 06-16-2011 |
20110208829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data are provided. In the method of receiving data, at least one of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities is received, the plurality of media data each including at least one segment; location information indicating a randomly accessible point of each of the at least one segment is obtained; and random accessing is provided on the received media data, based on the location information. | 08-25-2011 |
20110231520 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY STREAMING CONTENT INCLUDING PLURALITY OF CHAPTERS - A streaming method and apparatus, in which information regarding a plurality of chapters of content is inserted into a media presentation description that includes information regarding a plurality of media data generated by encoding the content so as to have different qualities, and then, streaming is performed based on the information. | 09-22-2011 |
20110238724 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT SERVICE USING MULTIPLE DEVICES - A method and system for providing a content service such as an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) using multiple devices are provided. A method, in which a gateway provides a content service using multiple devices, includes sending a service request to a service provider, receiving required list information from the service provider receiving the service request, the required list information indicating a list of devices required for a requested service, acquiring performance information of accessible devices on the basis of the required list information, receiving content with a service level corresponding to the acquired performance information from the service provider, and distributing the received content to the accessible devices to be used for the content service. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TIMESHIFT SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A system and method for providing content in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The system includes a server for, after a lapse of a buffering time of a segment of the content, storing the segment, and for transmitting an updated Multimedia Presentation Description (MPD) including Uniform Resource Location (URL) information indicating a location where the segment is stored, and a client device for receiving the updated MPD, and for acquiring the segment stored in the location indicated by the URL information included in the updated MPD. | 10-06-2011 |
20110255558 | INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEDIA DATA - An interface for providing a media service is provided, the interface including an encapsulation layer for encapsulating coded media data; a delivery layer for transmitting the encapsulated media data to another entity; and a control layer for controlling transmission of the media data. | 10-20-2011 |
20110264727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING LIVE CONTENT - A method for providing a client with a playlist of content segments accessible in a live streaming service provided in a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming format is provided. A live content processing method for a broadcast system includes transmitting and updating content-related information sent from a server to a client, checking, at the client, content segments accessible in real time and saving a previous content-related information, retrieving the content segments playable by referencing the previous content-related information, determining, at the client, whether the content requested for playback can be playable using a playlist, and notifying the user of the playback result. | 10-27-2011 |
20110302319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING BASED ON PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF CONTENT - A method and apparatus are provided for performing adaptive streaming according to a streaming environment based on information about a plurality of elements for determining qualities of a plurality of media data with respect to the same content. | 12-08-2011 |
20120011225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST CONTENT AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for providing broadcast content by an adaptive streaming service and a system using the same are provided, in which a content transmission server configures and transmits a manifest file including a content IDentifier (ID), and a client device receives the manifest file, determines whether the content ID included in the manifest file is identical to an ID of user-requested content for recording, and records a content segment received from a content providing server, if the content ID included in the manifest file is identical to the ID of the user-requested content. | 01-12-2012 |
20120117263 | MANIFEST MECHANISM IN BROADCAST INVOLVED SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for receiving manifest information by a client from a broadcast involved system are provided. The method includes accessing the broadcast involved system, receiving timing information comprising a specific entry point to check the manifest information, and acquiring the manifest information from a broadcasting channel using the timing information. | 05-10-2012 |
20120259957 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT USING A NETWORK CONDITION-BASED ADAPTIVE DATA STREAMING SERVICE - An apparatus and method provides content data on a personal terminal using an adaptive streaming service. A user terminal receives, from a media management server, a metadata file needed for receiving content data stored in a home media server or another terminal. Based on information recorded in the metadata file, the user terminal provides a content service including the content files by segmenting target content data to support an optimal bit rate based on at least one of its performance and network conditions. | 10-11-2012 |
20120271889 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING A BOOKMARK WITH OTHER USERS IN A HOME NETWORK - A method and apparatus for sharing a bookmark, which is created by a user, with other users. In a method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, information of a bookmark for sharing in a home network device of a bookmark creator is created. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is stored in an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal in the home network of the bookmark creator. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is then transmitted from the IPTV terminal to an IPTV service provider. | 10-25-2012 |
20120272281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MEDIA DATA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEVING MEDIA DATA - An information file pertaining to media data includes reproduction rating information for each of a plurality of segments. The information file is used by a client to determine what segment or segments to request from a server. The server responds to the request by sending the segment or segments to the client. Since the reproduction rating information may be provided for each of the segments, the selection of the segment or segments by the client can take into account a reproduction rating threshold. | 10-25-2012 |
20130013799 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTENT IN A BROADCASTING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a method for receiving content includes a home media server that explicitly specifies a start time and an end time of each of multiple segments, and notifies the specified start times and end times to a terminal, so that the terminal may select and play the segments depending on its conditions. | 01-10-2013 |
20130031580 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING ADVERTISEMENT IN A BROADCASTING SYSTEM - Provided is an apparatus and method for inserting an advertisement in a broadcasting system based on adaptive streaming To this end, content related information for advertisement content is generated by an advertisement providing server and a content transmitting server. A client is informed of an update required time of the content related information to receive new content related information from the content transmitting server. Therefore, the advertisement content can be reproduced in a set period. | 01-31-2013 |
20130132579 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS TO MULTIMEDIA CONTENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A multimedia contents random access method for a wireless communication system is provided. The live content access method of a client in a wireless communication system according to the present invention includes receiving a request for playing a content, receiving content structure information on the content from a content transfer server, receiving content segments and random access informations of the content segments from a content provision server using the content structure information, and performing, when a random access request is received, random access to the content segments using the random access information. The content random access method of the present invention is capable of accessing the content in unit of content segment such that it is possible to access a past time point in the content even before all of the content segments are received completely. | 05-23-2013 |
20140040424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATION CONVERGENCE SERVICE - An apparatus and method for providing a broadcasting and communication convergence service are provided. The method includes acquiring address information about an Internet server configured to provide an application customized based on user information and/or device information about a terminal, transmitting an application request message to the Internet server using the address information, receiving the customized application on a broadcast channel from the Internet server in response to the application request message, and consuming the customized application. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040963 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING N-SCREEN SERVICE IN BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method for supplying an N-screen service by a main N-screen device in a broadcast system is provided. The method includes receiving an Application Information Table (AIT) including a screen_type indicating a type of N-screen device in which a broadcast service application will be run from a broadcast service provider, and one of running the broadcast service application based on the screen_type, performing an operation related to running the broadcast service application by considering a connection relationship between the main N-screen device and a sub N-screen device based on the screen_type, and discarding the AIT based on the screen_type. | 02-06-2014 |
20140189146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING LIVE CONTENT - A method for providing a client with a playlist of content segments accessible in a live streaming service provided in a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming format is provided. A live content processing method for a broadcast system includes transmitting and updating content-related information sent from a server to a client, checking, at the client, content segments accessible in real time and saving a previous content-related information, retrieving the content segments playable by referencing the previous content-related information, determining, at the client, whether the content requested for playback can be playable using a playlist, and notifying the user of the playback result. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING LIVE CONTENT - A method for providing a client with a playlist of content segments accessible in a live streaming service provided in a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming format is provided. A live content processing method for a broadcast system includes transmitting and updating content-related information sent from a server to a client, checking, at the client, content segments accessible in real time and saving a previous content-related information, retrieving the content segments playable by referencing the previous content-related information, determining, at the client, whether the content requested for playback can be playable using a playlist, and notifying the user of the playback result. | 07-03-2014 |
20140317663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCASTING SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing a broadcasting service are provided. The method includes receiving, by a first terminal, channel information of a program selected by a user from a second terminal, detecting a frequency of the selected program from a mapping table that maps the channel information to a corresponding frequency, locking a tuner of the first terminal to the detected frequency, and receiving a broadcasting service of the program from a broadcasting network server. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317669 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for receiving additional information from a device in a broadcast communication system is provided. The method includes receiving broadcast information provided from a broadcast service provider over a broadcast channel, extracting application information from the broadcast information, acquiring location information for the additional information associated with a broadcast content from the application information, and transmitting the location information for the additional information to a peer device for displaying the additional information. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for reproducing content by a terminal in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes receiving segment information from a first content provider for providing a first content, and reproducing a second content at a specific time point in a reproduction period of the first content based on the received segment information. The segment information comprises information on a time point when reproduction of the first content is to be stopped and an identifier indicating a reproduction period of the second content which is to be reproduced after the reproduction of the first content is stopped. | 10-23-2014 |