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 performed by a server, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a controller, a creating request including rendering state information and transporting state information, the rendering state information and the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, wherein the rendering state information and the transporting state information are transmitted according to a requesting mode, the requesting mode including a same mode and a separate mode; creating the bookmark item comprising the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item; and updating the content item to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item, wherein a player transmits the rendering state information and the transporting state information to the controller according to a state information request transmitted from the controller to the player when the requesting mode is the same mode, and wherein the bookmark item is used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A server for creating a bookmark 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 creating request from a controller, the creating request including rendering state information and transporting state information, the rendering state information and the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, wherein the rendering state information and the transporting state information are transmitted according to a requesting mode, the requesting mode including a same mode and a separate mode, create the bookmark item comprising the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, and update the content item to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item, wherein a player transmits the rendering state information and the transporting state information to the controller according to a state information request transmitted from the controller to the player when the requesting mode is the same mode, and wherein the bookmark item is used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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