Apparatus and method for requesting and transferring contents
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSeo-young Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and method enabling a user to efficiently share contents. A user of an electronic device performs an image capturing by use of a camera, thereby generating an image capture event. According to the image capture event, the electronic device obtains address information of a content transferring apparatus and transfers a content requesting message to the content transferring apparatus having the address information. Upon reception of the content requesting message, the content transferring apparatus provides the electronic device with contents in execution and status information of the content. The electronic device uses the content and the status information to restore a status of the content which has been executed in the content transferring apparatus.
Claims14
A content requesting apparatus, comprising:
- a user interface unit configured to generate an image capture event based on a user input;
- a photographing unit configured to capture an image in response to the image capture event;
- a processor configured to:
- extract identification information of a content transferring apparatus from the captured image;
- obtain address information of the content transferring apparatus based on the extracted identification information, and
- generate a content requesting message comprising the address information;
- and
- a communication unit configured to transfer the generated content requesting message to the content transferring apparatus.
A method of operating a content requesting apparatus, the method comprising:
- capturing, an image, based on an image capture event:
- extracting identification information of a content transferring apparatus from the captured image;
- obtaining address information of the content transferring apparatus based on the extracted identification information;
- generating a content requesting message comprising the address information;
- and
- transferring the generated content requesting message to the content transferring apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.