IPTV SERVICE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS SERVICE
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1. An Internet protocol television (IPTV) service method, comprising:
- providing an IPTV service in response to a request from an IPTV service subscriber for providing the IPTV service, the IPTV service subscriber using an IPTV terminal to access the IPTV service;
storing a service usage history of the IPTV service in response to stopping the IPTV service; and
in response to the subscriber re-accessing the IPTV service and requesting to resume the IPTV service, checking the service usage history and resuming the same IPTV service from a stopped point.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an IPTV service device and method for providing continuous service. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a service-request receiving step of receiving an IPTV service request from a user of an IPTV terminal; a service-confirming step of confirming whether or not the IPTV service has previously been stopped in response to the IPTV service request; and an IPTV-service providing step of providing the IPTV service to the IPTV terminal from the point at which service was stopped if the IPTV service has previously been stopped.
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20 Claims
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1. An Internet protocol television (IPTV) service method, comprising:
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providing an IPTV service in response to a request from an IPTV service subscriber for providing the IPTV service, the IPTV service subscriber using an IPTV terminal to access the IPTV service; storing a service usage history of the IPTV service in response to stopping the IPTV service; and in response to the subscriber re-accessing the IPTV service and requesting to resume the IPTV service, checking the service usage history and resuming the same IPTV service from a stopped point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An Internet protocol television (IPTV) service apparatus comprising:
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a service request receiving unit configured to receive a request for an IPTV service from a user of an IPTV terminal; a service identifying unit configured to check whether the requested IPTV service has stopped being provided; and an IPTV service providing unit configured to continue to provide the IPTV service to the IPTV terminal from a stopped point if the provision of the IPTV service has been stopped before. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing an IPTV service, comprising:
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an IPTV service control unit configured to request a cloud computing service with respect to an application service and content that are required for the IPTV service; a cloud computing control unit configured to, in response to the request for a cloud computing service, create a cloud platform with respect to the application service and content and provide the cloud computing service through the cloud platform; and a service session connection management control unit configured to acquire location information of the IPTV terminal and location information of content of the IPTV service, and to create a service session to provide the IPTV service for offering the content to the IPTV terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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