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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26 Claims
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19. A method for creating a bookmark item including rendering state information and transporting state information, the method performed by a server and comprising:
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receiving, a transporting state information request from a controller, the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, wherein the controller transmits the transporting state information request to the server when a request mode including a same mode and a separate mode is a separate mode; transmitting the transporting state information to the controller, wherein when the request mode is the separate mode, the rendering state information is transmitted from a player to the controller according to a rendering state information request transmitted from the controller to the player, the rendering state information being associated with playback of the content item; and receiving a creating request from the controller, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item being used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the created bookmark item comprises a content identifier (ID) of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, the rendering state information, the transporting state information, and a bookmark identifier (ID), and wherein the content item is updated to include the same bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A server for creating a bookmark item including rendering state information and transporting state information, the server comprising:
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an interface unit configured to transmit and/or receive data; and a control unit configured to; receive, via the interface unit, a transporting state information request from a controller, the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, wherein the controller transmits the transporting state information request to the server when a request mode including a same mode and a separate mode is a separate mode, transmit, via the interface unit, the transporting state information to the controller, wherein when the request mode is the separate mode, the rendering state information is transmitted from a player to the controller according to a rendering state information request transmitted from the controller to the player, the rendering state information being associated with playback of the content item, and receive, via the interface unit, a creating request from the controller, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item being used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the created bookmark item comprises a content identifier (ID) of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, the rendering state information, the transporting state information, and a bookmark identifier (ID), and wherein the content item is updated to include the same bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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