APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT OF MEDIA SERVER

• US 20090019006A1
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Yoon-Soo, KIM, Joo-Hyun, CHO, Joon-Ho
• Granted Patent: US 8,306,944 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus, a method and a system for providing content in a media server, and, more particularly, an apparatus, a method and a system for providing content in a media server, in which content in the media server can be expressed as RSS data which can allow users to access the content through an RSS reader. The apparatus includes an RSS-converting unit which converts content information collected through a browse action or a search action into RSS data, and a web service unit which provides RSS data generated by the RSS-converting unit to external devices.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing content in a media server, the apparatus comprising:

a really simple syndication (RSS)-converting unit which converts content information collected through a browse action or a search action into RSS data; and

a web service unit which provides the RSS data generated by the RSS-converting unit to external devices.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RSS-converting unit comprises:

a media server controller which requests the media server to perform the browse action or the search action; and

an RSS-converting device which converts the content information collected through the browse action or the search action into the RSS data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the web service unit comprises:

an RSS storage unit which stores the RSS data; and

a content storage unit which stores content corresponding to the content information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RSS-converting unit and the web service unit are structurally separate from each other.

5. A system for providing content in a media server, the system comprising:

a really simple syndication (RSS) service agent which requests a browse action or a search action and converts content information collected through the browse action or the search action into RSS data;

a media server which searches containers and items, and then generates and transmits content information, if the browse action or the search action has been requested by the RSS service agent; and

an RSS reader which provides RSS data received from the RSS service agent.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the RSS service agent comprises:

an RSS-converting unit which converts the content information collected through the browse action or the search action into the RSS data; and

a web service unit which provides RSS data generated by the RSS-converting unit to external devices.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the RSS-converting unit comprises:

a media server controller which requests the media server to perform the browse action or the search action from the media server; and

an RSS-converting device which converts the content information collected through the browse action or the search action into the RSS data.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the web service unit comprises:

an RSS storage unit which stores the RSS data; and

a content storage unit which stores content corresponding to the content information.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the RSS-converting unit and the web service unit are structurally separate from each other.

10. A method of providing content in a media server, the method comprising:

requesting the media server to perform a browse action or a search action;

converting content information collected through the browse action or the search action into RSS data; and

generating and providing really simple syndication (RSS) data to an RSS reader.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein content corresponding to the RSS data and the collected content information are stored separately.