System and method for providing digital contents using open API
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsHyun Woo Oh, Moon Kyun Oh, Young Boo Kim, Kwon Chul Park
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Abstract
Provided are a system and a method for providing contents using an open API. A contents storing unit stores at least one contents. An open API unit is common to upper applications on the basis of a wired network interface and provides an API that is a communication function realized as components. A communication capability providing unit combines the API with the contents selected by the contents provider, and adds a communication function to the contents on the basis of usable network resources. The contents providing unit provides contents in which a communication function is added.
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A contents providing system using an open application program interface (API), the system comprising:
- a contents storing unit, which stores contents registered by contents providers;
- an open API unit on a contents providing server, which provides an API that is common to users on the basis of a wired and wireless network interface and has a communication capability formed with components;
- a communication capability providing unit, which adds the communication capability to selected contents stored in the contents storing unit used by a contents provider by combining the selected contents with the API;
- a scheduling unit, which schedules the time for providing the selected contents, a priority and activation time of the communication capability realized by the API;
- an editing unit, which is used by the contents provider to edit the selected contents from the contents storing unit;
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- a contents providing unit which provides the selected contents to which the communication capability is added to a contents user;
- a contents user terminal, which allows the contents user to request additional information to the contents provider and receive response to the request from the contents provider through the communication capability.
A method for providing contents using an open application program interface (API), the method comprising:
- registering the contents produced by a contents provider, wherein registering stores the contents in a contents storing unit;
- using selected contents from the contents storing unit by the contents provider which are either produced by the contents provider or previously registered by other contents providers that are connected to a communication network;
- providing an editing function to allow the selected contents from the contents storing unit by the contents provider to be edited by the contents provider;
- providing an API on a contents providing server, wherein the API is common with users on the basis of a wired and wireless network interface and has a communication capability formed with components;
- adding the communication capability to the selected contents by combining the selected contents with the API selected by the contents provider;
- scheduling a time for providing the selected contents, a priority and activation time of the communication capability realized by the API;
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- providing the selected contents to which the communication capability is added to a contents user terminal;
- requesting additional information by a contents user via the contents user terminal to the contents provider and receiving a response to the request from the contents provider through the communication capability.
A recording medium that can be read by a computer to which a program for performing a method of providing contents using an open application program interface (API) is recorded, the method comprising:
- registering the contents produced by a contents provider, wherein registering stores the contents in a contents storing unit;
- using selected contents from the contents storing unit by the contents provider which are either produced by the contents provider or previously registered by other contents providers that are connected to a communication network;
- providing an editing function to allow the selected contents from the contents storing unit by the contents provider to be edited by the contents provider;
- providing an API on a contents providing server, wherein the API is common with users on the basis of a wired and wireless network interface and has a communication capability formed with components;
- adding the communication capability to the selected contents by combining the selected contents with the API selected by the contents provider;
- scheduling the time for providing the selected contents, a priority and activation time of the communication capability realized by the API;
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- providing the selected contents to which the communication capability is added to a contents user terminal;
- requesting additional information by a contents user via the contents user terminal to the contents provider and receiving a response to the request from the contents provider through the communication capability.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.