METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PERSONAL BROADCASTING DATA BASED ON PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method of receiving a personal broadcast of a second terminal by using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, the method comprising:
- transmitting by a first terminal information about a user made reservation to view the personal broadcast to a tracker server which provides the information to the second terminal; and
starting streaming by the first terminal with the second terminal when the second terminal notifies the first terminal that the personal broadcast is starting.
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Abstract
Provided is a method of transmitting and receiving personal broadcasting data in a peer-to-peer (P2P) based network. A terminal (client) that receives a personal broadcast requests a tracker server for a viewing reservation by using electronic program guide (EPG) information or a uniform resource locator (URL) of a personal broadcasting channel, a terminal (broadcaster) that transmits personal broadcasting data receives a list of clients that made a viewing reservation of the personal broadcast from the tracker server and notifies the clients about starting of the personal broadcast when it is time to start the personal broadcast. Accordingly, the client starts streaming when notified of the starting of the personal broadcast by connecting to the personal broadcasting channel after making the viewing reservation, without having to wait for the personal broadcast to start.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of receiving a personal broadcast of a second terminal by using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, the method comprising:
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transmitting by a first terminal information about a user made reservation to view the personal broadcast to a tracker server which provides the information to the second terminal; and starting streaming by the first terminal with the second terminal when the second terminal notifies the first terminal that the personal broadcast is starting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of transmitting a personal broadcast by using P2P communication, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a tracker server, by a terminal a list of at least one client who made a viewing reservation on a personal broadcasting channel of the terminal; and notifying by the terminal the at least one client about starting of the personal broadcast when it is time for the viewing reservation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for providing a personal broadcast by using P2P communication to a first terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a reservation processor which, when an external input for making a reservation to view the personal broadcast is received, transmits information about the reservation to a tracker server, which provides the received information to second terminal; and a streaming unit which starts streaming with the second terminal when the starting of the personal broadcast is notified from the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for transmitting a personal broadcast by using P2P communication, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver which receives a list of at least one client that made a viewing reservation of a personal broadcasting channel from a tracker server; and a notifying unit which notifies said at least one client about starting of the personal broadcast when it is time for the viewing reservation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system of managing personal broadcast, the system comprising:
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a first terminal that broadcasts the personal broadcast; a second terminal that requests the personal broadcast; a server which registers the personal broadcast of the first terminal, notifies the second terminal of availability of the personal broadcast, and provides a list of registered terminals comprising the second terminal to the first terminal, wherein the personal broadcast is obtained in a peer-to-peer network in which each of the first and second terminals are peers that serve as at least one of a client and a broadcaster. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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