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US 9,288,532 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for collecting content
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKa-won Cheon, Choon-kyoung Moon, Seong-hoon Kang, Hyung-jin Seo
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Abstract
A method of collecting content by a content-collecting apparatus is provided. The method includes extracting a characteristic information from content that is being displayed; transmitting the extracted characteristic information to an external device; and receiving content relating to the transmitted characteristic information from the external device.
Claims18
A method of collecting content by a content-collecting apparatus, the method comprising:
- extracting characteristic information from content that is being displayed;
- displaying a list of the extracted characteristic information;
- receiving a user input to select at least one piece of the extracted characteristic information in the displayed list;
- recognizing an external device that is in a predetermined range from the content-collecting apparatus;
- transmitting the selected characteristic information which is extracted from the content to the external device;
- and
- receiving at least one related content relating to the selected characteristic information from the external device,
- wherein receiving the at least one related content comprises:
- receiving at least one thumbnail image corresponding to the at least one related content from the external device and displaying the at least one thumbnail image;
- requesting related content corresponding to a selected thumbnail image which is selected, by a user, from the displayed at least one thumbnail image;
- and
- receiving the requested related content from the external device.
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A content-collecting apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a controller configured to extract characteristic information from content that is being displayed, display a list of the extracted characteristic information on a display, and receive a user input to select at least one piece of the extracted characteristic information in the displayed list;
- and
- a communication unit configured to recognize an external device that is in a predetermined range from the content-collecting apparatus, transmit the selected characteristic information which is extracted from the content to the external device, and receive at least one related content relating to the selected characteristic information from the external device,
- wherein the communication unit is further configured to receive at least one thumbnail image corresponding to the at least one related content from the external device,
- the controller is further configured to display the at least one thumbnail image on the display, and request related content corresponding to a selected thumbnail image which is selected, by a user, from the displayed at least one thumbnail image, and
- the communication unit is further configured to receive the requested related content from the external device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.