AUTHENTICATION AND PERSONAL CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR SHARING PERSONAL CONTENTS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SERVER THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method of playing at least one media, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one acquaintance list via a network;
storing the received at least one acquaintance list in a storage unit;
displaying an acquaintance list on a display unit, if the acquaintance list is requested by an input unit; and
outputting at least one personal content of a selected acquaintance, if the at least one personal content of the selected acquaintance stored in a storage unit is requested based on the acquaintance list,wherein the media includes the personal content.
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Abstract
A method of authenticating and transmitting personal contents in order to easily share personal contents with acquaintances by using a display apparatus capable of accessing a network, and a display apparatus and a server therefor are provided. The method of transmitting contents includes: the display apparatus receiving at least one personal content of the at least one acquaintance from the server through the network; storing the received personal contents in relation to each acquaintance; and if the personal contents of the acquaintance are requested by the user of the display apparatus, reading the personal contents of the acquaintance among the stored personal contents and displaying the read personal contents. According to the method and apparatus, even when the user of the display apparatus does not perform linking with a corresponding server (or service provider), personal contents can be easily shared with acquaintances.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of playing at least one media, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one acquaintance list via a network; storing the received at least one acquaintance list in a storage unit; displaying an acquaintance list on a display unit, if the acquaintance list is requested by an input unit; and outputting at least one personal content of a selected acquaintance, if the at least one personal content of the selected acquaintance stored in a storage unit is requested based on the acquaintance list, wherein the media includes the personal content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A media player comprising:
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a transmission and reception unit receiving at least one acquaintance list via a network; an input unit inputting a user'"'"'s command and/or information; a display unit displaying an acquaintance list and at least one personal content; a storage unit storing at least one personal content of at least one acquaintance and the received at least one acquaintance list; a control unit storing the received at least one acquaintance list in the storage unit, displaying the acquaintance list on the display unit, if the acquaintance list is requested by the input unit, and outputting at least one personal content of a selected acquaintance stored in the storage unit, if the at least one personal content of the selected acquaintance is requested based on the acquaintance list. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A display apparatus capable of accessing a server through a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmission and reception unit communicating data with the server through the network; a storage unit storing personal contents in relation to each acquaintance; an input unit inputting commands of a user and information; a control unit, wherein if at least one personal content of at least one acquaintance is received through the transmission and reception unit, controlling so that the received personal contents are stored in relation to each acquaintance in the storage unit, and if the at least one personal content of the at least one acquaintance is requested by the input unit, controlling so that the at least one personal content of the at least one acquaintance stored in the storage unit is output; and a display unit displaying the at least one personal content output from the storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification