Method for providing information about multimedia contents in multimedia service system
First Claim
1. A method for providing content information from a client to a user in a multimedia service system, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining if the user requests the content information during a multimedia streaming service;
transmitting information related to a content information request time to a content information providing server if the user requests the content information; and
displaying the content information if the content information is received from the content information providing server.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for providing information about multimedia contents in a multimedia service system. If a mobile communication terminal receives a request for content information from a user while reproducing received multimedia data according to a VOD service, the mobile communication terminal provides information related to a content request time to a content information providing server. Alternatively, if the mobile communication terminal receives a request for content information from a user while reproducing the received multimedia data according to a VOD service, the mobile communication terminal may provide the content information providing server with frame information of the content information request time. Accordingly, the content information providing server searches a content information database with reference to the frame information or the content information request time. Then, the content information providing server transmits several pieces of information searched according to the corresponding content information request time to the terminal.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for providing content information from a client to a user in a multimedia service system, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining if the user requests the content information during a multimedia streaming service;
transmitting information related to a content information request time to a content information providing server if the user requests the content information; and
displaying the content information if the content information is received from the content information providing server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for providing multimedia content information from a content information providing server to a client in a multimedia service system, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing the multimedia content information;
receiving information related to a content information request time from the client;
searching for content information according to the information related to the content information request time; and
transmitting the searched content information to the client. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable recording medium readable by a machine, tangibly
embodying instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for providing content information from a client to a user in a multimedia service system, comprising: -
determining if the user requests the content information during a multimedia streaming service;
transmitting information related to a content information request time to a content information providing server if the user requests the content information; and
displaying the content information if the content information is received from the content information providing server.
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9. A computer-readable recording medium readable by a machine, tangibly
embodying instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for providing multimedia content information from a content information providing server to a client in a multimedia service system, comprising: -
storing the multimedia content information;
receiving information related to a content information request time from the client;
searching for content information according to the information related to the content information request time; and
transmitting the searched content information to the client.
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