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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24 Claims
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19. A method for creating and managing a bookmark item, the method performed by a server and comprising:
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transmitting transporting state information to a controller in order to create the bookmark item, wherein rendering state information is transmitted from a player to the controller in order to create the bookmark item; receiving the transporting state information and the rendering state information from the controller; creating the bookmark item using the transporting state information and the rendering state information received from the controller, the created bookmark item comprising a bookmark identifier (ID), the bookmark item being associated with the content item, and the associated content item being updated to include the bookmark ID, wherein the bookmark item is used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information associated with playback of a content item; when a deleting request of the bookmark item is received from the controller, deleting the bookmark item that comprises the bookmark ID; and when the bookmark item is deleted, deleting the bookmark ID included in the updated content item. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A server for creating and managing a bookmark item, the server comprising:
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an interface unit configured to transmit and/or receive data; and a control unit configured to; transmit, via the interface unit, transporting state information to a controller in order to create the bookmark item, wherein rendering state information is transmitted from a player to the controller in order to create the bookmark item, receive, via the interface unit, the transporting state information and the rendering state information from the controller, create the bookmark item using the transporting state information and the rendering state information received from the controller, the created bookmark item comprising a bookmark identifier (ID), the bookmark item being associated with the content item, and the associated content item being updated to include the bookmark ID, wherein the bookmark item is used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information associated with playback of a content item, when a deleting request of the bookmark item is received from the controller, delete the bookmark item that comprises the bookmark ID; and when the bookmark item is deleted, delete the bookmark ID included in the updated content item. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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