Contents sharing method between mobile terminal and local server
First Claim
1. A method of communicating metadata of contents at an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving the metadata of the contents from a first device;
receiving a contents share service request if the electronic device is determined to be located within a predetermined area;
transmitting a response to the contents share service request for an approval of contents share service; and
establishing a communication channel with a second device, wherein the communication channel is a traffic channel available to the second device;
receiving metadata from the second device; and
transmitting the metadata information of the contents to the second device based on a result of matching the metadata of the contents from the first device and the metadata from the second device.
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Abstract
Provided is a contents sharing method between a mobile terminal and a local server. The contents sharing method between a client terminal storing metadata and a server terminal storing the metadata, the method comprising requesting the server terminal for a contents share service; and receiving information on contents corresponding to matching metadata as a result of comparing the metadata stored in the client terminal and the metadata stored in the server terminal, thereby sharing contents desired by the user without the user'"'"'s intervention. Also, the user can communicate desired contents information with people in a bus, subway, library, etc., which forms a social network, and produces a contents flow between mobile terminals, thereby creating a new business model such as contents resale, promotion, etc.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of communicating metadata of contents at an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving the metadata of the contents from a first device; receiving a contents share service request if the electronic device is determined to be located within a predetermined area; transmitting a response to the contents share service request for an approval of contents share service; and establishing a communication channel with a second device, wherein the communication channel is a traffic channel available to the second device; receiving metadata from the second device; and transmitting the metadata information of the contents to the second device based on a result of matching the metadata of the contents from the first device and the metadata from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. An apparatus for communicating metadata of contents, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication device configured to receive the metadata of the contents from a first device, to receive a contents share service request if the apparatus is determined to be within a predetermined area, to transmit a response to the contents share service request for an approval of contents share service, and to establish, with a second device, a communication channel which is a traffic channel available to the second device, and to receive metadata from the second device; a metadata matching device configured to match the metadata of the contents from the first device and the metadata from the second device; wherein the communication device is further configured to transmit the metadata information of the contents to the second device based on a matching result. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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