IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM USING THUMBNAIL IN DLNA SYSTEM
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1. A digital living network alliance (DLNA) system comprising:
- a digital media server for generating a thumbnail group image using thumbnails corresponding to at least one original image file, generating indexes for the thumbnails corresponding to the at least one original image file, and transmitting the thumbnail group image and the indexes upon receiving a request for an image list for the at least one original image file; and
a digital media player for receiving the thumbnail group image and the indexes from the digital media server, displaying the thumbnail group image, and if any one of the thumbnails included in the thumbnail group image is selected, requesting the digital media server to transmit an original image file corresponding to the selected thumbnail.
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Abstract
An image management method and system are disclosed which can increase user convenience by reducing a display time of thumbnails in a DLNA system. The DLNA system includes a digital media server for generating a thumbnail group image using thumbnails corresponding to at least one original image file and transmitting the thumbnail group image, and a digital media player for receiving the thumbnail group image from the digital media server and requesting the digital media server to transmit an original image file corresponding to a selected thumbnail among thumbnails included the thumbnail group image.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital living network alliance (DLNA) system comprising:
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a digital media server for generating a thumbnail group image using thumbnails corresponding to at least one original image file, generating indexes for the thumbnails corresponding to the at least one original image file, and transmitting the thumbnail group image and the indexes upon receiving a request for an image list for the at least one original image file; and a digital media player for receiving the thumbnail group image and the indexes from the digital media server, displaying the thumbnail group image, and if any one of the thumbnails included in the thumbnail group image is selected, requesting the digital media server to transmit an original image file corresponding to the selected thumbnail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image management method in a digital living network alliance (DLNA) system including a digital media server and a digital media player, the method comprising:
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generating a thumbnail group image using thumbnails corresponding to at least one original image file by the digital media server; generating indexes for the thumbnails included in the thumbnail group image; transmitting the thumbnail group image and the indexes to the digital media player; receiving and displaying, by the digital media player, the thumbnail group image, and if any one of the thumbnails included in the thumbnail group image is selected, requesting the digital media server to transmit an original image file corresponding to the selected thumbnail; informing, by the digital media server, the digital media player of a uniform resource identifier (URI) in which the requested original image file is stored; and downloading, by the digital media player, the original image file by accessing the URI. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image management method by a digital media server in a digital living network alliance (DLNA) system including the digital media server and a digital media player, the method comprising:
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upon receiving a request for an image list from the digital media player, generating a thumbnail group image using thumbnails corresponding to at least one original image file; generating indexes corresponding to the thumbnails included in the thumbnail group image;
transmitting the thumbnail group image and the indexes to the digital media player; andupon receiving a request for an original image file corresponding to a thumbnail selected by the digital media player from the digital media player, informing the digital media player of a uniform resource identifier (URI) of a corresponding original image file. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An image management method by a digital media player in a digital living network alliance (DLNA) system including a digital media server and the digital media player, the method comprising:
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requesting the digital media server to transmit an image list; receiving a thumbnail group image, including at least one thumbnail, and an index from the media server; displaying the thumbnail group image, and if any one of the thumbnails included in the thumbnail group image is selected, requesting the digital media server to transmit an original image file corresponding to the selected thumbnail; receiving a uniform resource identifier (URI) in which the original image file is stored from the digital media server; and downloading the original image file by accessing the URI. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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