METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONTENT IN A PROCESSING DEVICE

• US 20120209804A1
• Filed: 12/13/2011
• Published: 08/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Keum-koo, Choo, Hee-jeong
• Granted Patent: US 10,289,744 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/610
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing content in a processing device are provided. The content management method includes receiving information regarding first content from a first external device; and acquiring second content related to the first content based on the received information regarding the first content.

Claims

1. A content management method in a processing device, the method comprising:

receiving information regarding first content from a first external device; and

acquiring second content related to the first content based on the received information regarding the first content.

2. The content management method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the first content includes identification information of the first content and address information of a second external device.

3. The content management method of claim 2, wherein acquiring the second content related to the first content comprises:

transmitting the identification information of the first content to the second external device based on the address information of the second external device; and

receiving the second content from the second external device.

4. The content management method of claim 2, wherein acquiring the second content related to the first content comprises:

determining the second content related to the identification information of the first content;

transmitting identification information of the second content to the second external device based on the address information of the second external device; and

receiving the second content from the second external device.

5. The content management method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the first content includes identification information of the second content and address information of the second external device.

6. The content management method of claim 5, wherein acquiring the second content related to the first content comprises:

transmitting the identification information of the second content to the second external device based on the address information of the second external device; and

receiving the second content from the second external device.

7. The content management method of claim 1, further comprising executing the first content in the first external device.

8. The content management method of claim 1, further comprising installing the first content in the first external device.

9. The content management method of claim 1, wherein the processing device receives the information regarding the first content from the first external device when connected to the first external device via a network.

10. The content management method of claim 1, wherein receiving the information regarding the first content from the first external device comprises:

synchronizing a content list of the first external device with a content list of the processing device; and

if there is content in the content list of the first external device that is not in the content list of the processing device, receiving the information regarding the first content in the content list of the first external device.

11. The content management method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the second content related to the first content comprises:

setting the information regarding the first content as a search keyword;

searching for the second content from the second external device by using the search keyword; and

receiving the second content from search results.

12. The content management method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the second content related to the first content comprises:

providing an interface for a user input with respect to the second content related to the first content based on the information regarding the first content;

receiving a user input via the interface; and

receiving the second content based on the user input.

13. A content management device comprising:

a communication unit that receives information regarding first content from a first external device; and

a control unit that acquires second content related to the first content based on the received information regarding the first content.

14. The content management device of claim 13, wherein the information regarding the first content comprises:

identification information of the first content; and

address information of a second external device.

15. The content management device of claim 14, wherein the control unit transmits the identification information of the first content to the second external device through the communication unit based on the address information of the second external device and receives the second content from the second external device.

16. The content management device of claim 14, wherein the control unit determines the second content related to the identification information of the first content, transmits identification information of the second content to the second external device through the communication unit based on the address information of the second external device, and receives the second content from the second external device.

17. The content management device of claim 13, wherein the information regarding the first content comprises:

identification information of the second content; and

address information of the second external device.

18. The content management device of claim 17, wherein the control unit transmits the identification information of the second content to the second external device through the communication unit based on the address information of the second external device and receives the second content from the second external device.

19. The content management device of claim 13, wherein the first content is executed in the first external device.

20. The content management device of claim 13, wherein the first content is installed in the first external device.

21. The content management device of claim 13, wherein the communication unit receives the information regarding the first content from the first external device when the content management device is connected to the first external device via a network.

22. The content management device of claim 13, wherein the control unit synchronizes a content list of the first external device with a content list of the content management device and, if there is content in the content list of the first external device that is not in the content list of the content management device, receives the information regarding the first content in the content list of the first external device through the communication unit.

23. The content management device of claim 13, wherein the control unit sets the information regarding the first content as a search keyword, searches for the second content from the second external device by using the search keyword, and receives the second content based on search results through the communication unit.

24. The content management device of claim 13, wherein

the control unit provides an interface for a user input with respect to the second content related to the first content based on the information regarding the first content;

the communication unit receives a user input via the interface; and

the control unit receives the second content based on the user input through the communication unit.

25. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing an executable program in a processing device, which when executed performs a content management method comprising:

receiving information regarding first content from a first external device; and

acquiring second content related to the first content based on the received information regarding the first content.