METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE AND/OR TRANSMIT CONTENTS
First Claim
1. A method of automatically receiving contents by a content player, the method comprising:
- receiving sample contents corresponding to previously set search conditions by connecting to a content server that has been previously linked with the content player when a web network is connected;
notifying that the contents are updated when the sample contents are completely received; and
receiving original contents corresponding to the sample contents in accordance with the selection of a user when the contents are completely updated.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to automatically receive and/or transmit contents in which desired contents are automatically downloaded and streamed by using a rich site summary (RSS) function. The method includes receiving sample contents corresponding to previously set search conditions by connecting to a content server that has been previously linked with the content player when a web network is connected; notifying that the contents are updated when the sample contents are completely received; and receiving original contents corresponding to the sample contents in accordance with the selection of a user when the contents are completely updated.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of automatically receiving contents by a content player, the method comprising:
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receiving sample contents corresponding to previously set search conditions by connecting to a content server that has been previously linked with the content player when a web network is connected; notifying that the contents are updated when the sample contents are completely received; and receiving original contents corresponding to the sample contents in accordance with the selection of a user when the contents are completely updated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of automatically transmitting contents to a content player, the method comprising:
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checking whether contents corresponding to previously set search conditions exist or not by a predetermined user authentication procedure when an access request is received from the content player; transmitting sample contents of the checked contents to a content player; and transmitting original contents corresponding to the sample contents to the content player if a purchase request of the contents is received from the content player. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A content player comprising:
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a communication unit to perform wired and/or wireless bidirectional communication with a content server through an access point; an input unit to input selection of a user; and a control unit to receive sample contents corresponding to previously set search conditions from the content server when a web network is connected, to generate notification information to indicate that the sample contents are completely received or downloaded by the communication unit, and to download or stream original content corresponding to the sample contents from the content server in accordance with the selection of the user. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A content player comprising:
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a communication unit to communicate with a content server without using a web browser; and a control unit to control the communication unit to receive a sample content from the content server and to receive a content corresponding to the sample content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of a content player, the method comprising:
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communicating with a content server without using a web browser in a communicating unit; and controlling the communication unit to receive a sample content from the content server and to receive a content corresponding to the sample content.
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20. A computer-readable medium to contain computer-readable codes as a program to execute a method of a content player, the method comprising:
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communicating with a content server without using a web browser in a communicating unit; and controlling the communication unit to receive a sample content from the content server and to receive a content corresponding to the sample content.
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21. A content player comprising:
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a communication unit to communicate with a content server through an external computer, and to communicate with the content server without using the external computer; and a control unit to store a search condition set when the communication unit communicates with the content server through the external computer and to receive a sample content from the content server when the communication unit communicates with the content server without using the external computer.
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