APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMING OF AVAILABLE DEVICES IN CONTENTS SHARING NETWORK
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1. A method for an operation of a control device in a contents sharing network, the method comprising:
- determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and
displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons,wherein the possible states are defined as a combination of at least one item of a network connection, a device discovery, a type of a discovered device, a number of discovered devices, and an existence of an available additional service.
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Abstract
A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service.
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1. A method for an operation of a control device in a contents sharing network, the method comprising:
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determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons, wherein the possible states are defined as a combination of at least one item of a network connection, a device discovery, a type of a discovered device, a number of discovered devices, and an existence of an available additional service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus of a control device in a contents sharing network, comprising:
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a display unit; a processor; a memory; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute at least one instruction to determine a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network and cause display of an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons, and the states are defined as a combination of at least one item of a network connection, a device discovery, a type of a discovered device, a number of discovered devices, and an existence of an available additional service. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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