Contents sharing method between mobile terminal and local server

• US 20080034064A1
• Filed: 12/27/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Nam, Su-hyun, Choi, Yang-lim
• Granted Patent: US 9,197,641 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1068 Discovery involving direct consultation or announcement among potential requesting and potential source peers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

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.

Claims

1. A 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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein new metadata is generated by inputting a keyword signal relating to the contents into the client terminal in the form of metadata or based on previously established metadata and is stored in the client terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the client terminal requests the server terminal for the contents share service using a contents share service protocol.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein a Bluetooth protocol is applied to the client terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein digital rights management is applied to the information on the contents.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information on the contents comprises at least one of contents corresponding to the matching metadata, unique resource identifier (URI) information or license information of the contents, and the matching metadata.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, when the URI information of the contents corresponding to the matching metadata is received from the server terminal, accessing the URI through a wireless local area network, requesting transmission of the contents, and receiving the contents.

8. A contents share method between a client terminal storing metadata and a server terminal storing the metadata, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a contents share service from the client terminal; and

selectively transmitting information on contents corresponding to matching metadata as a result of comparing the metadata stored in the client terminal and stored metadata according to the request from the client terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the client terminal requests the server terminal for the contents share service using a contents share service protocol.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein digital rights management is applied to the information on the contents.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the information on the contents comprises at least one of contents corresponding to the matching metadata, unique resource identifier information or license information of the contents, and the matching metadata.

12. A contents share method between client terminals storing metadata and server terminals storing the metadata, the method comprising:

as a result of comparing metadata stored in a first client terminal to metadata stored in a first server terminal, receiving contents information in which contents corresponding to matching metadata are stored in an external second server terminal from the first client terminal;

requesting the second server terminal to transmit the contents; and

receiving the contents from the second server terminal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first client terminal requests the first server terminal for a contents share service using a contents share service protocol.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the information on the contents includes unique resource identifier (URI) information of the contents corresponding to the matching metadata.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, when the URI information of the contents corresponding to the matching metadata is received, accessing the URI through a wireless local area network, requesting the second server terminal to transmit the contents, and receiving the contents.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein digital rights management is applied to the information on the contents.

17. A client terminal that shares contents with a server terminal storing metadata, the client terminal comprising:

a communication module which requests the server terminal for a contents share service and transmits the metadata stored within the communications module; and

a controller which compares the metadata stored in the client terminal and the metadata stored in the server terminal and requests transmission of information on contents corresponding to matching metadata.

18. The client terminal of claim 17, further comprising:

a metadata generation module generating the metadata; and

a metadata database which stores the generated metadata.

19. The client terminal of claim 18, wherein the metadata generation module generates new metadata by inputting a keyword signal relating to the contents into the client terminal in the form of metadata or based on previously established metadata.

20. The client terminal of claim 17, wherein the communication module requests the server terminal for the contents share service using a contents share service protocol.

21. The client terminal of claim 20, wherein a Bluetooth protocol is applied to the communication module.

22. The client terminal of claim 17, wherein the information on the contents includes unique resource identifier (URI) information corresponding to the matching metadata.

23. The client terminal of claim 22, wherein, when the URI information of the contents corresponding to the matching metadata is received from the server terminal, the URI is accessed through a wireless local area network to request transmission of the contents and to receive the contents.

24. A server terminal that shares contents with a client terminal storing metadata, the server terminal comprising:

a metadata generation module which generates metadata of the contents;

a metadata database which stores the generated metadata;

a communication module which receives a request for a contents share service from the client terminal and transmits metadata stored within the server terminal;

a metadata matching module which compares the generated metadata and the metadata received from the client terminal; and

a controller which selectively transmits information on contents corresponding to matching metadata.

25. The server terminal of claim 24, wherein the metadata generation module generates new metadata by inputting a keyword signal relating to the contents in the form of metadata or based on previously established metadata.

26. The server terminal of claim 24, wherein digital right management is applied to the information on the contents.

27. The server terminal of claim 26, wherein the information on the contents comprises at least one of contents corresponding to the matching metadata, unique resource identifier information or license information of the contents, and the matching metadata.

28. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a 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.

29. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a contents share method between a client terminal storing metadata and a server terminal storing the metadata, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a contents share service from the client terminal; and

selectively transmitting information on contents corresponding to matching metadata as a result of comparing the metadata stored in the client terminal and stored metadata according to the request from the client terminal.

30. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a contents share method between client terminals storing metadata and server terminals storing the metadata, the method comprising:

as a result of comparing metadata stored in a first client terminal to metadata stored in a first server terminal, receiving contents information in which contents corresponding to matching metadata is stored in an external second server terminal from the first client terminal;

requesting the second server terminal to transmit the contents; and

receiving the contents from the second server terminal.