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US 2010/0250667 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for managing bookmark information for content stored in a networked media server
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSung Joon AHN, Chang Hyun Kim
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing bookmark information of a media server through a network based on the UPnP AV standard is disclosed. If a request for bookmarking a content item is made, a bookmark item is created and the created bookmark item is linked to the content item by adding the ID of the created bookmark item to the property information of the content item and recording the ID of the content item to be bookmarked in the created bookmark item.
Claims9
1-18. (canceled)
A method for creating a bookmark item performed by a controller, the method comprising:
- performing a requesting operation of rendering state information and transporting state information according to a requesting mode, the requesting mode including a same mode and a separate mode, the rendering state information and the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, and when the requesting mode is the same mode, the requesting operation comprising:
- transmitting a request for the rendering state information and the transporting state information to a player, and
- receiving the rendering state information and the transporting state information from the player;
- and
- transmitting a creating request to a server, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information,
- wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item being used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information,
- wherein the bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, and
- wherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item.
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A controller for creating a bookmark item, the controller comprising:
- an interface unit configured to at least transmit or receive data;
- and
- a control unit configured to:
- perform a requesting operation of rendering state information and transporting state information according to a requesting mode, the requesting mode including a same mode and a separate mode, the rendering state information and the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, and when the requesting mode is the same mode, the requesting operation comprising:
- transmitting, via the interface unit, a request for the rendering state information and the transporting state information to a player, and
- receiving, via the interface unit, the rendering state information and the transporting state information from the player;
- and
- transmit, via the interface unit, a creating request to a server, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information,
- wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item being used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information,
- wherein the bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, and
- wherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.