METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BOOKMARK INFORMATION FOR CONTENT STORED IN A NETWORKED MEDIA SERVER
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing bookmark information of a media server through a network based on the UPnP AV standard is disclosed. If a request for bookmarking a content item is made, a bookmark item is created and the created bookmark item is linked to the content item by adding the ID of the created bookmark item to the property information of the content item and recording the ID of the content item to be bookmarked in the created bookmark item.
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19. A method for managing a bookmark item and a content item, the method performed by a server and comprising:
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receiving a deleting request from a controller, the deleting request instructing the server to perform an deleting operation according to a deleting mode that includes a bookmark deleting mode and a content deleting mode; performing the deleting operation when the deleting mode is the bookmark deleting mode, the deleting operation comprising; deleting the bookmark item that comprises a bookmark identifier (ID), the bookmark ID uniquely identifying the bookmark item that is associated with the content item and the associated content item including the bookmark ID; and deleting the bookmark ID included in the associated content item when the bookmark item is deleted, the bookmark ID included in the associated content item being the same as the bookmark ID included in the deleted bookmark item, wherein the bookmark item is used for recovering state information of a service associated with playback of the content item, the service comprising a rendering service and a transporting service, and wherein the bookmark item comprises the state information, the bookmark ID, a service ID, and a content ID of the content item, the service ID identifying the rendering service and the transporting service, and the content ID uniquely identifying the content item. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A server for managing a bookmark item and a content item, the server comprising:
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an interface unit configured to at least transmit or receive data; and a control unit configured to; receive, via the interface unit, a deleting request from a controller, the deleting request instructing the server to perform a deleting operation according to a deleting mode that includes a bookmark deleting mode and a content deleting mode; and perform the deleting operation when the deleting mode is the bookmark deleting mode, wherein the deleting operation comprises; deleting the bookmark item that comprises a bookmark identifier (ID), the bookmark ID uniquely identifying the bookmark item that is associated with the content item and the associated content item including the bookmark ID; and deleting the bookmark ID included in the associated content item when the bookmark item is deleted, the bookmark ID included in the associated content item being the same as the bookmark ID included in the deleted bookmark item, wherein the bookmark item is used for recovering state information of a service associated with playback of the content item, the service comprising a rendering service and a transporting service, wherein the bookmark item comprises the state information, the bookmark ID, a service ID, and a content ID of the content item, the service ID identifying the rendering service and the transporting service, and the content ID uniquely identifying the content item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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