APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING E-BOOK CONTENT

• US 20120096094A1
• Filed: 12/17/2010
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SO, Young-Wan, RYU, Young-Sun, SONG, Jae-Yeon
• Application Number:
  US12/971,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20120096094A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0291 for reading, e.g. e-books constructional details of portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70

Abstract

A method and apparatus for updating E-book content in an E-book terminal where upon a request for update of an E-book package, the E-book terminal sends an E-book content update request message including a version of the E-book package to an E-book server, receives from the E-book server an E-book content update response message including a content-specific version list or a content-specific action list included in the version of the E-book package, determines content to be updated based on the E-book content update response message, sends the E-book server a content request message for requesting the content to be updated, and updates the E-book content by receiving content of the latest version for the requested content from the E-book server.

Claims

1. A method for updating E-book content in an E-book terminal, comprising:

upon a request for update of an E-book package, sending an E-book content update request message including a version of the E-book package to an E-book server;

receiving from the E-book server an E-book content update response message including a content-specific version list or a content-specific action list included in the version of the E-book package;

determining content to be updated based on the E-book content update response message;

sending the E-book server a content request message for requesting the content to be updated based on the determined content; and

updating the E-book content by receiving content of the latest version for the requested content from the E-book server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content request message for requesting the content to be updated includes an identifier of the content determined to be updated.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content-specific version list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

itemver”

field indicating a version of individual content included in the E-book package, and an “

update_URL”

field indicating a Uniform Resource Location (URL) address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining content to be updated based on the E-book content update response message comprises comparing each content-specific version included in the content-specific version list with a pre-stored version of E-book content if the content-specific version list is included in the E-book update response message, and determining to update the content as content of the latest version if a content version included in the content-specific version list is higher than the pre-stored version of E-book content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content-specific action list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

action”

field indicating a control action corresponding to content with the “

item id,” and

an “

Update_URL”

field indicating a URL address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the control action corresponding to content comprises executing any one of ADD, REMOVE and REPLACE actions for the content corresponding to the “

item id.”

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining content to be updated based on the E-book content update response message comprises:

checking a control action included in the content-specific action list if the content-specific action list is included in the E-book update response message; and

determining to update content corresponding to ADD and REPLACE control actions among the control actions corresponding to content.

8. A method for updating E-book content in an E-book server, comprising:

receiving an E-book content update request message including a version of an E-book package, from an E-book terminal;

sending the E-book terminal an E-book content update response message including a content-specific version list or a content-specific action list included in the version of the E-book package;

receiving from the E-book terminal a content request message for requesting content to be updated according to the E-book content update response message; and

delivering content of the latest version of the update requested content included in the content request message, to the E-book terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the content request message for requesting content to be updated includes an identifier of the content to be updated.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the content-specific version list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

itemver”

field indicating a version of individual content included in the E-book package, and an “

update_URL”

field indicating a Uniform Resource Location (URL) address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the content-specific action list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

action”

field indicating a control action corresponding to content with the “

item id,” and

an “

Update_URL”

field indicating a URL address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the control action corresponding to content comprises executing any one of ADD, REMOVE and REPLACE actions for the content corresponding to the “

item id.”

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the update requested content includes content whose control action corresponds to the ADD or REPLACE action.

14. An apparatus for updating E-book content in an E-book terminal, comprising:

an E-book content storage unit for storing an E-book package downloaded from an E-book server;

a transceiver for performing communication with the E-book server;

a rendering and displaying unit for rendering E-book content stored in the E-book content storage unit, and outputting the rendered E-book content to a user; and

a controller for, upon a request for update of the E-book package stored in the E-book content storage unit, controlling the transceiver to send an E-book content update request message including a version of the E-book package to the E-book server, and upon receiving from the E-book server an E-book content update response message including a content-specific version list or a content-specific action list included in the version of the E-book package, controlling the transceiver to send the E-book server a content request message for requesting content to be updated based on the E-book content update response message, and controlling the rendering and displaying unit to update content of the E-book package stored in the E-book content storage unit by receiving content of the latest version for the requested content from the E-book server, to render the updated content of the E-book package, and to provide the rendered content to the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the content request message for requesting content to be updated includes an identifier of the content determined to be updated.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the content-specific version list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

itemver”

field indicating a version of individual content included in the E-book package, and an “

update_URL”

field indicating a Uniform Resource Location (URL) address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the controller compares each content-specific version included in the content-specific version list with a pre-stored version of E-book content if the content-specific version list is included in the E-book update response message, and determines to update the content as content of the latest version if a content version included in the content-specific version list is higher than the pre-stored version of E-book content.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the content-specific action list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

action”

field indicating a control action corresponding to content with the “

item id,” and

an “

Update_URL”

field indicating a URL address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the control action corresponding to content comprises executing any one of ADD, REMOVE and REPLACE actions for the content corresponding to the “

item id.”

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the controller checks a control action included in the content-specific action list if the content-specific action list is included in the E-book update response message, and determines to update content corresponding to ADD and REPLACE control actions among the control actions corresponding to content.

21. An apparatus for updating E-book content in an E-book server, comprising:

a transceiver for receiving an E-book content update request message including a version of an E-book package, from an E-book terminal; and

a controller for controlling the transceiver to send the E-book terminal an E-book content update response message including a content-specific version list or a content-specific action list included in the version of the E-book package, receiving a content request message for requesting content to be updated according to the E-book content update response message, from the E-book terminal through the transceiver, and delivering content of the latest version of the update requested content included in the content request message, to the E-book terminal through the transceiver.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the content request message for requesting content to be updated includes an identifier of the content to be updated.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the content-specific version list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

itemver”

field indicating a version of individual content included in the E-book package, and an “

update_URL”

field indicating a Uniform Resource Location (URL) address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the content-specific action list includes at least one of an “

item id”

field for identifying individual content included in the E-book package, an “

action”

field indicating a control action corresponding to content with the “

item id,” and

an “

Update_URL”

field indicating a URL address in an E-book server capable of handling the content request message for requesting content to be updated.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the control action comprises executing any one of ADD, REMOVE and REPLACE actions for the content corresponding to the “

item id.”

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the update requested content includes content whose control action corresponds to the ADD or REPLACE action.