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US 10,122,773 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for sharing content
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsTae-young Kang, Yeon-hee Lee, Sang-ok Cha
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for sharing content are provided. Information about at least one content is transmitted to an external device. Information about associated content that have been searched for by the external device based on the transmitted information about the at least one content is received from the external device. Content to share with a second user device are selected from among the associated content based on a predetermined condition. Information about the selected content is transmitted to the second user device.
Claims16
A server for sharing audio contents, the server comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- control the transceiver to receive, from a first device, a first playlist comprising first information relating to a first audio content and a second audio content that are stored in the first device, wherein the first audio content and the second audio content are played by the first device;
- control to identify a third audio content and a fourth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received first information relating to the first audio content and the second audio content that are stored in the first device;
- in response to the third audio content and the fourth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received first information relating to the first audio content and the second audio content that are stored in the first device being identified, control the transceiver to transmit, to a second device, a second playlist comprising second information for accessing the identified third audio content and the identified fourth audio content that are stored in the server, wherein the third audio content and the fourth audio content are downloaded or streamed by the second device from the server;
- control the transceiver to receive, from the first device, the first playlist that is updated to comprise third information relating to the first audio content and a fifth audio content that are stored in the first device, wherein the second audio content stored in the first device is removed from the first device and the first playlist, and the fifth audio content is played by the first device;
- control to identify the third audio content and a sixth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received third information relating to the first audio content and the fifth audio content that are stored in the first device;
- in response to the third audio content and the sixth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received third information relating to the first audio content and the fifth audio content that are stored in the first device being identified, control to update the second playlist to comprise fourth information for accessing the identified third audio content and the identified sixth audio content that are stored in the server, and to remove, from the second playlist, the fourth audio content that is stored in the server, wherein the sixth audio content is downloaded or streamed by the second device from the server;
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- control the transceiver to transmit, to the second device, the updated second playlist, wherein the first audio content stored in the first device has a first size, and the identified third audio content stored in the server has a second size different from the first size.
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A method for sharing audio contents, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first device, a first playlist comprising first information relating to a first audio content and a second audio content that are stored in the first device, wherein the first audio content and the second audio content are played by the first device;
- identifying a third audio content and a fourth audio content that are stored in a server and that respectively correspond to the received first information relating to the first audio content and the second audio content that are stored in the first device;
- in response to the third audio content and the fourth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received first information relating to the first audio content and the second audio content that are stored in the first device being identified, transmitting, to a second device, a second playlist comprising second information for accessing the identified third audio content and the identified fourth audio content that are stored in the server, wherein the third audio content and the fourth audio content are downloaded or streamed by the second device from the server;
- receiving, from the first device, the first playlist that is updated to comprise third information relating to the first audio content and a fifth audio content that are stored in the first device, wherein the second audio content stored in the first device is removed from the first device and the first playlist, and the fifth audio content is played by the first device;
- identifying the third audio content and a sixth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received third information relating to the first audio content and the fifth audio content that are stored in the first device;
- in response to the third audio content and the sixth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received third information relating to the first audio content and the fifth audio content that are stored in the first device being identified, updating the second playlist to comprise fourth information for accessing the identified third audio content and the identified sixth audio content that are stored in the server, and removing, from the second playlist, the fourth audio content that is stored in the server, wherein the sixth audio content is downloaded or streamed by the second device from the server;
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- transmitting, to the second device, the updated second playlist,
- wherein the first audio content stored in the first device has a first size, and the identified second audio content stored in the server has a second size different from the first size.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions executable by a computer to perform:
- receiving, from a first device, a first playlist comprising first information relating to a first audio content and a second audio content that are stored in the first device, wherein the first audio content and the second audio content are played by the first device;
- identifying a third audio content and a fourth audio content that are stored in a server and that respectively correspond to the received first information relating to the first audio content and the second audio content that are stored in the first device;
- in response to the third audio content and the fourth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received first information relating to the first audio content and the second audio content that are stored in the first device being identified, transmitting, to a second device, a second playlist comprising second information for accessing the identified third audio content and the identified fourth audio content that are stored in the server, wherein the third audio content and the fourth audio content are downloaded or streamed by the second device from the server;
- receiving, from the first device, the first playlist that is updated to comprise third information relating to the first audio content and a fifth audio content that are stored in the first device, wherein the second audio content stored in the first device is removed from the first device and the first playlist, and the fifth audio content is played by the first device;
- identifying the third audio content and a sixth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received third information relating to the first audio content and the fifth audio content that are stored in the first device;
- in response to the third audio content and the sixth audio content that are stored in the server and that respectively correspond to the received third information relating to the first audio content and the fifth audio content that are stored in the first device being identified, updating the second playlist to comprise fourth information for accessing the identified third audio content and the identified sixth audio content that are stored in the server, and removing, from the second playlist, the fourth audio content that is stored in the server, wherein the sixth audio content is downloaded or streamed by the second device from the server;
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- transmitting, to the second device, the updated second playlist,
- wherein the first audio content stored in the first device has a first size, and the identified second audio content stored in the server has a second size different from the first size.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.