APPARATUS AND CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD THEREOF
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1. A method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, the method comprising:
- discovering, by the apparatus, a connectable device through the wired/wireless network using an application provided in the apparatus;
finding executable content from the discovered connectable device;
displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found executable content on a first screen of the apparatus;
displaying a device metaphor corresponding to the discovered connectable device on the first screen of the apparatus; and
executing the executable content through the discovered connectable device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a content playback method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, includes discovering a connectable device with the apparatus through the wired/wireless network using an application provided in the apparatus, finding executable content from the discovered device, displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found content and a device metaphor corresponding the discovered device on a first screen of the apparatus, and executing the found executable content through the discovered device.
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1. A method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, the method comprising:
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discovering, by the apparatus, a connectable device through the wired/wireless network using an application provided in the apparatus; finding executable content from the discovered connectable device; displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found executable content on a first screen of the apparatus; displaying a device metaphor corresponding to the discovered connectable device on the first screen of the apparatus; and executing the executable content through the discovered connectable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of playing content of a connectable apparatus with a wired/wireless network supporting Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), the method comprising:
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discovering, by the apparatus, a connectable device; finding content stored in the discovered connectable device; displaying a device metaphor corresponding to the discovered connectable device, on a first screen of the apparatus; displaying a content metaphor corresponding to the found content, on the first screen of the apparatus; detecting that a content metaphor corresponding to the found content is dragged and dropped to the device metaphor corresponding to the discovered connectable device; and controlling the discovered connectable device corresponding to the device metaphor to execute the content.
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15. A method of playing content of a wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying a device metaphor corresponding to a device connectable with the apparatus, through the wired/wireless network, on a first screen of the apparatus; displaying a content metaphor corresponding to content playable in the device connectable with the apparatus, on the first screen of the apparatus; detecting a touch input on the device metaphor displayed on the first screen; displaying a list of executable content in the touched device metaphor; and executing content of the displayed content list in the device corresponding to the device metaphor. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A wired/wireless network-connectable apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen displaying a first screen; a communication interface unit connectable with a wired/wireless network; and a controller controlling the touch screen and the communication interface unit, wherein the controller displays a device discovered by the communication interface unit, a device metaphor corresponding to the apparatus, and a content metaphor corresponding to executable content in the discovered device, and the controller controls a device corresponding to the device metaphor to execute content corresponding to the content metaphor in response to movement of the content metaphor, selected by a detected touch, to the device metaphor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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