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 performed by a player unit for managing rendering state information associated with playback of a content item, the method comprising:
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receiving a rendering state information request from a controller unit, the rendering state information request used for retrieving the rendering state information; and transmitting the rendering state information to the controller unit according to the rendering state information request, wherein transporting state information is transmitted from a server to the controller unit, the transporting state information associated with playback of the content item, wherein the server creates a bookmark item based on the rendering state information and the transporting state information and updates the content item, wherein the created bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID), and a content identifier (ID) of the content item, wherein the content item is updated to include the same bookmark ID as the bookmark item, wherein the content item including the same bookmark ID is deleted when the server receives a request from the controller to delete the content item, and wherein the bookmark item comprising the same bookmark ID as the deleted content item is deleted when the content item is deleted. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A player unit for managing rendering state information associated with playback of a content item, the player unit comprising:
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an interface unit configured to at least transmit or receive data; and a control unit configured to receive a rendering state information request from a controller via the interface unit and transmit the rendering state information to the controller via the interface unit according to the rendering state information request, the rendering state information request used for retrieving the rendering state information, wherein transporting state information is transmitted from a server to the controller unit, the transporting state information associated with playback of the content item, wherein the server creates a bookmark item based on the rendering state information and the transporting state information and updates the content item, wherein the created bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID), and a content identifier (ID) of the content item, wherein the content item is updated to include the same bookmark ID as the bookmark item, wherein the content item including the same bookmark ID is deleted when the server receives a request from the controller to delete the content item, and wherein the bookmark item comprising the same bookmark ID as the deleted content item is deleted when the content item is deleted. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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