Method for generating group of content cache and method for providing content
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorKisoon SUNG
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Abstract
A method for forming a content cache group is provided, including: searching for a master content cache of a content cache group; and when a response is received from the master content cache, transmitting a content list regarding content stored in a mobile content cache to the master content cache, and a method for providing content shared by a content cache group to a terminal.
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A method for forming a content cache group of a mobile content cache, the method comprising:
- searching for a master content cache of the content cache group;
- and
- when a response is received from the master content cache, transmitting a content list regarding content stored in the mobile content cache to the master content cache.
A method for forming a mobile content cache group, the method comprising:
- receiving a search message from a first mobile content cache which joins the content cache group;
- transmitting a response message with respect to the search message, to the first mobile content cache;
- and
- receiving a content list regarding content stored in the first mobile content cache from the first mobile content cache.
A method for providing content from a mobile content cache to a terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving a content providing request from the terminal;
- searching whether the content is present in a first repository of the mobile content cache;
- when the content is present in the first repository, providing the content to the terminal;
- and
- when the content is not present in the first repository, delivering the content providing request to a master content cache of a content cache group to which the mobile content cache belongs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.