Apparatus and content playback method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung Soo HONG, Sahng Hee Bahn, Chang Hwan Hwang
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Abstract
An apparatus and a content playback method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, includes discovering a connectable device with the apparatus through the wired/wireless network using an application provided in the apparatus, finding executable content from the discovered device, displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found content and a device metaphor corresponding the discovered device on a first screen of the apparatus, and executing the found executable content through the discovered device.
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A method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, the method comprising:
- discovering, by the apparatus, a connectable device through the wired/wireless network using an application provided in the apparatus;
- finding executable content from the discovered connectable device;
- displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found executable content on a first screen of the apparatus;
- displaying a device metaphor corresponding to the discovered connectable device on the first screen of the apparatus;
- and
- executing the executable content through the discovered connectable device.
A method of playing content of a connectable apparatus with a wired/wireless network supporting Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), the method comprising:
- discovering, by the apparatus, a connectable device;
- finding content stored in the discovered connectable device;
- displaying a device metaphor corresponding to the discovered connectable device, on a first screen of the apparatus;
- displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found content, on the first screen of the apparatus;
- detecting that a content metaphor corresponding to the found content is dragged and dropped to the device metaphor corresponding to the discovered connectable device;
- and
- controlling the discovered connectable device corresponding to the device metaphor to execute the content.
A method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying a device metaphor corresponding to a device connectable with the apparatus, through the wired/wireless network, on a first screen of the apparatus;
- displaying a content metaphor corresponding to content playable in the device connectable with the apparatus, on the first screen of the apparatus;
- detecting a touch input on the device metaphor displayed on the first screen;
- displaying a list of executable content in the touched device metaphor;
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- executing content of the displayed content list in the device corresponding to the device metaphor.
A wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus comprising:
- a touch screen displaying a first screen;
- a communication interface unit connectable with a wired/wireless network;
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- a controller controlling the touch screen and the communication interface unit,
- wherein the controller displays a device discovered by the communication interface unit, a device metaphor corresponding to the apparatus, and a content metaphor corresponding to executable content in the discovered device, and the controller controls a device corresponding to the device metaphor to execute content corresponding to the content metaphor in response to movement of the content metaphor, selected by a detected touch, to the device metaphor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.