Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090007205 | USER TERMINAL AND PROXY SERVER OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal and proxy server of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), and an operating method thereof are provided. A user terminal of an IPTV system includes a channel information input unit which receives channel information as an input, a channel management unit which transmits the input channel information to a proxy server, and receives from the proxy server a content information that corresponds to the channel information, and a content playback unit which replays a content using the received content information. As a result, viewers can use IPTV contents as easily as they use general TVs. | 01-01-2009 |
20090019479 | IPTV CAPABLE OF AUTO CHANNEL SETTING AND METHOD THEREOF - An Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) capable of auto channel setting and a method thereof are provided. A channel information generating unit converts summaries of a plurality of web contents provided through the Internet into channel information as required by channel listing, and allocates channel numbers to the plurality of web contents, and a storage unit stores the allocated channel numbers and the generated channel information. | 01-15-2009 |
20090122991 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENCRYPTED KEY BASED ON DRM TYPE OF HOST DEVICE - A method and apparatus for providing an encrypted key based on a DRM type of a host device are provided. The method includes receiving available DRM type information of a host device, making a request for generation of a key object based on the received available DRM type information, and transmitting the generated key object to the host device. | 05-14-2009 |
20090165052 | PROGRAM-BASED ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A program-based electronic program guide (EPG) system is provided, the EPG system including a search unit which searches for and finds programs broadcast within a predetermined time period around a predetermined time, a collection unit which collects program information of programs found by the search unit, a classification unit which classifies the program information collected by the collection unit based on program codes, and a display unit which displays program guide information, including the program information classified by the classification unit. | 06-25-2009 |
20090198656 | IPTV collecting content information from content providers, and method and system for providing IPTV with content information - An Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) which collects content information from content providers and a method and system for providing the IPTV with the content information are provided. The IPTV includes a connection unit which enables the IPTV to be connected to the Internet for data transmission or reception over the Internet, a content information collection unit which collects information about content created by IPTV content providers over the Internet, a content information processing unit which creates standard metadata by processing the collected content information, a storage unit which stores the standard metadata, and an output unit which displays the content information of at least one channel by using the standard metadata. | 08-06-2009 |
20100131965 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONTENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT USING THE SAME - An image display device for providing content and a method thereof. The image display device for providing content using a template, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises a content composition unit for composing content using a predefined template, and an agent for changing the composition of the content if an event occurs. Accordingly, the content is provided by various templates using a single template. | 05-27-2010 |
20110093566 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT DOWNLOAD SERVICE AND TERMINAL APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method for providing a content download service and a terminal apparatus applying the method are provided in which the terminal apparatus transmits terminal apparatus information to a first server, the first server transmits the received terminal apparatus information to a second server, and the second server receives a download request for predetermined content based on the received terminal apparatus information. Therefore, it is possible for a user to access the second server and check the terminal apparatus information, even though the terminal apparatus is powered off. | 04-21-2011 |
20120131343 | SERVER FOR SINGLE SIGN ON, DEVICE ACCESSING SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a server, a device accessing the server and a control method thereof, the server for single sign on including: a storage unit which stores user information of a second device; and a controller which identifies a second device which is accessed by a same user as a user of a first device and which stores account information, if the first device requests the account information for a content provider. With this configuration, there are provided a server which shares account information for a content provider, a device accessing the server and a control method thereof. | 05-24-2012 |
20120224457 | SERVER FOR GROUPING DEVICES BASED ON SOUNDS COLLECTED AND METHOD THEREFORE - A method of grouping devices which are connected to a server, and a server applying the same, are provided. The method includes receiving sounds collected from the plurality of devices, respectively, detecting devices from among the plurality of devices which are located nearby each other, using information regarding a time slot at which the sounds are collected and the collected sounds, and grouping the detected devices into one group. The server includes a communicating unit which receives collected sounds from the plurality of devices, respectively; and a control unit which controls devices from among the plurality of devices which are detected to be located nearby each other, using information regarding a time slot at which the sounds are collected and the collected sounds, and grouping the detected devices into one group. | 09-06-2012 |
20120226739 | SERVER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OFFERING DISTRIBUTED SERVICE - a server, system and method for offering a distributed service are provided. The service distribution server includes: a first communication unit which communicates with a client; a second communication unit which communicates with a plurality of external devices which respectively provide a plurality of services; and a first controller which selects one among the plurality of services based on information about the client and a requested service if receiving a service request from the client, and controls the first communication unit and the second communication unit to cause an external device providing the selected service among the plurality of external devices implement the requested service. | 09-06-2012 |
20130151672 | CLOUD COMPUTING METHOD, COMPUTING APPARATUS AND SERVER USING THE SAME - A cloud computing method and a computing apparatus and server using the same are provided. The cloud computing method includes a server generating a virtual disc for executing one or more applications when a computing apparatus is connected to the server, requesting execution of an application included in the virtual disc, and downloading and executing an execution file corresponding to the requested application. Therefore, it is possible for a user to remove time delay caused in a downloading and executing process when an application is initially executed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130194500 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus a control method thereof are provided, the display apparatus includes: a display which displays an image thereon; a first image processor which processes an image signal; a connector which is connectable to an upgrading apparatus that is provided to upgrade the display apparatus; and a first controller which executes a first application program and displays a first image signal corresponding to the execution of the first application program on the display, and when receiving a second image signal, corresponding to an execution of a second application program executed by the upgrading apparatus, from the upgrading apparatus through the connector, controls the display to display the second image signal together with the first image signal. | 08-01-2013 |