Method and apparatus for obtaining external charged content in UPnP network
First Claim
1. A method for a content directory server (CDS) to provide content in a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network, the method comprising:
- storing a user'"'"'s log-in ID and password in a user information management unit section of the CDS;
receiving, by the CDS, a first request for content from a control point;
transmitting, by the CDS, at least a first uniform resource locator (URL) and a second URL associated with the content, wherein the first URL comprises a URL for a common gate interface (CGI), and the second URL comprises a content sample URL;
receiving, by the CDS, a second request for the content comprising one of the first URL and the second URL from a media rendering device;
determining, by the CDS, based on the URL of the second request for the content, whether the content is stored in the CDS; and
based on the determining, performing, by the media server, steps comprising;
executing the CGI of the URL of the second request for the content;
obtaining the user'"'"'s log-in ID and password from the user information management unit section;
performing an authentication at a content purchase site using the log-in and password, andreceiving the content from the content purchase site and transmitting the content to the media rendering device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method capable of purchasing external charged content in a UPnP network are provided. A media server (MS) provides a media renderer (MR) with a URL that executes a CGI that that performs purchasing of a charged content included in an external server, and, if the MR requests the reproduction of content corresponding to the URL, the MS executes a CGI of the URL, purchases charged content corresponding to the URL, and downloads the charged content, thereby browsing a list of contents provided by an external contents purchase site through a consumer electronic device such as a digital television, in which a UPnP audio/visual control point is mounted without a separate interface, purchasing desired content, and reproducing the purchased content.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for a content directory server (CDS) to provide content in a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network, the method comprising:
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storing a user'"'"'s log-in ID and password in a user information management unit section of the CDS; receiving, by the CDS, a first request for content from a control point; transmitting, by the CDS, at least a first uniform resource locator (URL) and a second URL associated with the content, wherein the first URL comprises a URL for a common gate interface (CGI), and the second URL comprises a content sample URL; receiving, by the CDS, a second request for the content comprising one of the first URL and the second URL from a media rendering device; determining, by the CDS, based on the URL of the second request for the content, whether the content is stored in the CDS; and based on the determining, performing, by the media server, steps comprising; executing the CGI of the URL of the second request for the content; obtaining the user'"'"'s log-in ID and password from the user information management unit section; performing an authentication at a content purchase site using the log-in and password, and receiving the content from the content purchase site and transmitting the content to the media rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon computer program instructions that when executed by a content directory server (CDS), cause the CDS to perform a method comprising:
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storing a user'"'"'s log-in ID and password in a user information management unit section of the CDS; receiving, by the CDS, a first request for content from a control point; transmitting, by the CDS, at least a first uniform resource locator (URL) and a second URL associated with the content, wherein the first URL comprises a URL for a common gate interface (CGI), and the second URL comprises a content sample URL; receiving, by the CDS, a second request for the content comprising one of the first URL and the second URL from a media rendering device; determining, by the CDS, based on the URL of the second request for the content, whether the content is stored in the CDS; based on the determining, performing, by the media server, steps comprising; executing the CGI of the URL of the second request for the content; obtaining the user'"'"'s log-in ID and password from the user information management unit section; performing an authentication at a content purchase site using the log-in and password, and receiving the content from the content purchase site and transmitting the content to the media rendering device.
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7. An apparatus for obtaining an external content in a Universal Plug and Play network, the apparatus comprising:
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a common gate interface module which performs a process of purchasing charged content existing in an external server using a common gate interface based on a request from a media renderer to transmit the charged content; and a content receiver which receives the charged content which is purchased from the external server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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