SMART SET-TOP BOX AND OPERATING METHOD FOR PROVIDING SMART SERVICE AND DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE USING DEFAULT MEDIA PLAYER INCLUDED IN SINGLE OPERATING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of playing back media data in a single operating system that supports a smart service and digital television (DTV) service, the method comprising:
- loading, in a memory, the single operating system that supports the smart service and the DTV service;
receiving, by a default media player included in the single operating system from an application, a request for playback of a target media data;
determining, by the default media player, a type of an identifier (ID) of the target media data;
selecting, by the default media player based on the type of the ID of the target media data, one player between a video-on-demand (VOD) player and a DTV player different from the default media player; and
playing back the target media data by the selected player.
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Abstract
A method of playing back media data in a single operating system that supports a smart service and digital television (DTV) service is provided. The method includes loading the single operating system that supports the smart service and the DTV service, receiving, by a default media player included in the single operating system from an application, a request for playback of a target media data, determining a type of an identifier (ID) of the target media data, selecting, based on the type of the ID of the target media data, one player from among a video-on-demand (VOD) player and a DTV player different from the default media player, and playing back the target media data by the selected player.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of playing back media data in a single operating system that supports a smart service and digital television (DTV) service, the method comprising:
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loading, in a memory, the single operating system that supports the smart service and the DTV service; receiving, by a default media player included in the single operating system from an application, a request for playback of a target media data; determining, by the default media player, a type of an identifier (ID) of the target media data; selecting, by the default media player based on the type of the ID of the target media data, one player between a video-on-demand (VOD) player and a DTV player different from the default media player; and playing back the target media data by the selected player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing an event associated with playback in a single operating system that supports a smart service and a digital television (DTV) service, the method comprising:
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receiving a playback request, by a default media player included in the single operating system from an application that requests playback of video-on-demand (VOD) data; transmitting the playback request, by the default media player to a VOD player different from the default media player; playing back, by the VOD player, the VOD data provided from a playback server; and broadcasting, by the default media player, information associated with content of an event associated with the playback of the VOD data, in response to the event occurring. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of playing back media data in a single operating system that supports a smart service and a digital television (DTV) service, the method comprising:
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loading, in a memory, the single operating system that supports the smart service and the DTV service; obtaining, by an application, video-on-demand (VOD) asset information from a VOD catalogue server; providing, by the application to a default media player included in the single operating system, an identifier (ID) indicating VOD data, in response to obtaining of the VOD asset information; and selecting, by the default media player, a VOD player different from the default media player, based on the ID, so that the selected VOD player is driven. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a program for instructing a computer to perform the method of:
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loading, in a memory, the single operating system that supports the smart service and the DTV service; receiving, by a default media player included in the single operating system from an application, a request for playback of a target media data; determining, by the default media player, a type of an identifier (ID) of the target media data; selecting, by the default media player based on the type of the ID of the target media data, one player between a video-on-demand (VOD) player and a DTV player different from the default media player; and playing back the target media data by the selected player.
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16. An apparatus for playing back media data in a single operating system that supports a smart service and a digital television (DTV) service, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory in which the single operating system that supports the smart service and the DTV service is loaded; and a processor to receive, by a default media player included in the single operating system, a request for playback of target media data from an application, and to determine a type of an identifier (ID) of the target media data, wherein the processor selects one player between a video-on-demand (VOD) player and a DTV player different from the default media player based on the type of the ID of the target media data, and plays back the target media data using the selected player. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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