METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING CONTENT

• US 20110320563A1
• Filed: 06/29/2011
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SEO, Hyung-jin
• Granted Patent: US 8,769,150 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4621 Controlling the complexity of the content stream or additional data, e.g. lowering the resolution or bit-rate of the video stream for a mobile client with a small screen arrangements for using the results of monitoring on user's side in broadcast systems H04H60/65; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for converting content are provided. A predetermined request signal from an external device. All or a portion of currently browsed content is converted into data that can be browsed on the external device, based on information about the external device contained in the predetermined request signal. The data is transmitted to the external device.

Claims

1. A method for converting content, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a predetermined request signal from an external device;

converting all or a portion of currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device, based on information about the external device contained in the predetermined request signal; and

transmitting the data to the external device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein converting all or a portion of the currently browsed content into data comprises:

detecting a browsing context from the currently browsed content based on the information about the external device contained in the predetermined request signal; and

converting all or a portion of the currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device according to detected the browsing context.

3. A method for converting content, comprising the steps of:

receiving a predetermined request signal from an external device via a port to which information about the external device is assigned;

converting all or a portion of currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device, based on information about the external device; and

transmitting the data to the external device via the port.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein converting all or a portion of the currently browsed content into data comprises:

detecting a browsing context from the currently browsing content based on the information about the external device; and

converting all or a portion of the currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device according to the detected browsing context.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the port is a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

requesting data associated with the data obtained by the conversion from an external server via a predetermined communication network;

receiving the associated data; and

transmitting at least one of the data obtained by the conversion and the associated data to the external device.

7. An apparatus for converting content, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver that receives a predetermined request signal from an external device;

a controller that converts all or a portion of currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device, based on information about the external device contained in the predetermined request signal; and

a transmitter that sends the data to the external device.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller detects a browsing context from the currently browsed content based on the information about the external device contained in the predetermined request signal and converts all or a portion of the currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device according to the detected browsing context.

9. An apparatus for converting content, the apparatus comprising:

a port to which information about an external device is assigned;

a receiver that receives a predetermined request signal from an external device via the port;

a controller that converts all or a portion of currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device, based on information about the external device; and

a transmitter that sends the resulting data to the external device via the port.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller detects a browsing context from the currently browsed content based on the information about the external device and converts all or a portion of the currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device according to the detected browsing context.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the port is a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller controls the transmitter to request data associated with the data obtained by the conversion from an external server and upon receipt of the associated data through the receiver, selects at least one of the data obtained by the conversion and the associated data, and

wherein the transmitter sends the selected data to the external device.

13. A computer readable recording medium on which a program for implementing a method for converting content is recorded, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a predetermined request signal from an external device;

converting all or a portion of currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device, based on information about the external device contained in the predetermined request signal; and

transmitting the data to the external device.

14. A computer readable recording medium on which a program for implementing a method for converting content is recorded, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a predetermined request signal from an external device via a port to which information about the external device is assigned;

converting all or a portion of currently browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device, based on information about the external device; and

transmitting the data to the external device.