APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING A BOOKMARK WITH OTHER USERS IN A HOME NETWORK
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1. A method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, comprising:
- creating information of a bookmark for sharing in a home network device of a bookmark creator;
storing at least one of the bookmark and the information of the bookmark in an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal in the home network of the bookmark creator; and
transmitting the at least one of bookmark and the information of the bookmark from the IPTV terminal to an IPTV service provider.
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A method and apparatus for sharing a bookmark, which is created by a user, with other users. In a method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, information of a bookmark for sharing in a home network device of a bookmark creator is created. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is stored in an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal in the home network of the bookmark creator. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is then transmitted from the IPTV terminal to an IPTV service provider.
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1. A method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, comprising:
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creating information of a bookmark for sharing in a home network device of a bookmark creator; storing at least one of the bookmark and the information of the bookmark in an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal in the home network of the bookmark creator; and transmitting the at least one of bookmark and the information of the bookmark from the IPTV terminal to an IPTV service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for sharing a bookmark in a home network, comprising:
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a bookmark creator home network device for determining information of a bookmark for sharing; a bookmark creator home network Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal for storing at least one of the bookmark and the information of the bookmark, and for transmitting the at least one of the bookmark and the information of the bookmark to an IPTV service provider; a bookmark sharer home network device for requesting information of a bookmark from a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal for requesting the information of the bookmark from the IPTV service provider; and the IPTV service provider receiving the at least one of the bookmark with the information determined and the information of the bookmark from the bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal, storing the at least one of the bookmark with the information determined and the information of the bookmark, selecting an available bookmark according to the bookmark information request of the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, and transmitting a response including the selected bookmark to the bookmark sharer home network device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service provider to share a bookmark in a home network, comprising:
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receiving, by a controller, a bookmark or information of the bookmark from a bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal; storing the bookmark information request of a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal the bookmark or the information of the bookmark from the bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal; receiving, by the controller, a bookmark or bookmark information request from a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; selecting, by the controller, an available bookmark according to the bookmark information request; and transmitting, by the controller, a response including the selected bookmark to a bookmark sharer home network device.
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15. An apparatus of an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service provider for sharing a bookmark in a home network, comprising:
a controller receiving a bookmark or information of the bookmark from a bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal, storing the received bookmark or the information of the bookmark, selecting an available bookmark according to a bookmark information request of a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, and transmitting a response including the selected bookmark to a bookmark sharer home network device.
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