METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY DEVICE TO REPRODUCE CONTENT IN A PLURALITY OF REPRODUCTION REGIONS ON SCREEN THEREOF
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1. A method of controlling a universal plug and play (UPnP) device which has a plurality of reproduction regions on a screen thereof, at a remote control point, the method comprising:
- receiving information regarding the reproduction regions from the UPnP device;
selecting one of the reproduction regions according to an input; and
requesting the UPnP device to reproduce content in the reproduction region which is selected.
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Abstract
Provided are a method of reproducing content using a universal plug and play (UPnP) device which has a plurality of reproduction regions. According to the method, information regarding reproduction regions is obtained using newly defined actions before a control point calls an action “Play( ).” Then, a reproduction region for a piece of content is designated according to a user'"'"'s input. Accordingly, the user can simultaneously enjoy a plurality of pieces of content in desired reproduction regions on a screen of a UPnP device.
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1. A method of controlling a universal plug and play (UPnP) device which has a plurality of reproduction regions on a screen thereof, at a remote control point, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding the reproduction regions from the UPnP device; selecting one of the reproduction regions according to an input; and requesting the UPnP device to reproduce content in the reproduction region which is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control point remotely controlling a universal plug and play (UPnP) device which has a plurality of reproduction regions on a screen thereof, the control point comprising:
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a reproduction region information reception unit which receives information regarding the reproduction regions from the UPnP device; a selection unit which selects one of the reproduction regions according to an input; and a reproduction request unit which requests the UPnP device to reproduce content in the reproduction region which is selected by the selection unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of reproducing content at a universal plug and play (UPnP) device which has a plurality of reproduction regions on a screen thereof, the method comprising:
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transmitting information regarding the reproduction regions to a remote control point; receiving, from the control point, a request to reproduce content in a reproduction unit of the reproduction regions designated by the control point; and reproducing the content in the reproduction region designated by the control point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A universal plug and play (UPnP) device having a plurality of reproduction regions on a screen thereof, the device comprising:
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a reproduction region information transmission unit which transmits information regarding the reproduction regions to a remote control point; a reproduction request reception unit which receives, from the control point, a request to reproduce content in a reproduction region of the reproduction regions designated by the control point; and a content reproduction unit reproducing the content in a reproduction region designated by the control point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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