METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING NETWORK CONTENT
First Claim
10. An apparatus for reproducing network content comprising:
- a first content list queue storing a content list received from content providing servers;
a content list queue management module changing a content list stored in the first content list queue according to a user'"'"'s command to change the content list;
a second content list queue storing the content list changed by the content list queue management module;
a content pre-fetch module pre-fetching at least one element of content from the content providing servers based on the second content list queue and storing the content in a local storage unit; and
a content reproduction module seamlessly reproducing the at least one element of content stored in the local storage unit.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reproducing network content are provided. An apparatus for reproducing network content includes a first content list queue storing a content list received from content providing servers; a content list queue management module changing a content list stored in the first content list queue according to a user'"'"'s command to change the content list; a second content list queue storing the content list changed by the content list queue management module; a content pre-fetch module pre-fetching at least one element of content from the content providing servers based on the second content list queue and storing the content in a local storage unit; and a content reproduction module seamlessly reproducing the at least one element of content stored in the local storage unit.
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32 Claims
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10. An apparatus for reproducing network content comprising:
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a first content list queue storing a content list received from content providing servers; a content list queue management module changing a content list stored in the first content list queue according to a user'"'"'s command to change the content list; a second content list queue storing the content list changed by the content list queue management module; a content pre-fetch module pre-fetching at least one element of content from the content providing servers based on the second content list queue and storing the content in a local storage unit; and a content reproduction module seamlessly reproducing the at least one element of content stored in the local storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system for reproducing network content comprising:
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at least one content providing server; a digital TV receiving at least one element of content from the content providing servers and reproducing the content; and a site-channel mapping server mapping sites of the content providing servers and channels of the digital TV. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A site-channel mapping method comprising:
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selecting a site that is to be mapped from at least one content providing site; searching for a channel available for mapping on a digital TV; and mapping the selected site and the found channel on the digital TV. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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25-1. The method of claim 20, wherein a user device connected to a site-channel mapping server is used to perform the method.
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27. A method of reproducing network content comprising:
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a digital TV accessing a content providing server based on site-channel mapping information; receiving a content list from the content providing server; receiving at least one element of content from the content providing server according to the content list; and seamlessly reproducing the at least one element of content. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a site-channel mapping method, the method comprising:
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selecting a site that is to be mapped from at least one content providing site; searching for a channel available for mapping of a digital TV; and mapping the selected site and the found channel of the digital TV.
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32. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a method of reproducing network content, the method comprising:
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accessing a digital TV to a content providing server based on site-channel mapping information; receiving a content list from the content providing server; receiving at least one element of content from the content providing server according to the content list; and seamlessly reproducing the at least one element of content.
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