Method and apparatus for managing bookmark information for content stored in a networked media server
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1. A method for creating a bookmark item in a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network including a server, a player and a controller for controlling the server and the player, the method performed by the controller and comprising:
- performing a requesting operation to request rendering state information and transporting state information, the rendering state information and the transporting state information associated with playback of a content item,wherein when the UPnP network is configured in a specific mode, the requesting operation comprises;
transmitting a request for the rendering state information and the transporting state information to a player; and
receiving the rendering state information and the transporting state information from the player; and
transmitting a creating request to a server, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information,wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information,wherein the bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, andwherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing bookmark information of a media server through a network based on the UPnP AV standard is disclosed. If a request for bookmarking a content item is made, a bookmark item is created and the created bookmark item is linked to the content item by adding the ID of the created bookmark item to the property information of the content item and recording the ID of the content item to be bookmarked in the created bookmark item.
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1. A method for creating a bookmark item in a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network including a server, a player and a controller for controlling the server and the player, the method performed by the controller and comprising:
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performing a requesting operation to request rendering state information and transporting state information, the rendering state information and the transporting state information associated with playback of a content item, wherein when the UPnP network is configured in a specific mode, the requesting operation comprises; transmitting a request for the rendering state information and the transporting state information to a player; and receiving the rendering state information and the transporting state information from the player; and transmitting a creating request to a server, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, and wherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A controller for creating a bookmark item in a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network including a server, a player and a controller for controlling the server and the player, the controller comprising:
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an interface unit configured to at least transmit or receive data; and a control unit configured to; perform a requesting operation to request rendering state information and transporting state information, the rendering state information and the transporting state information associated with playback of a content item, wherein, when the UPnP network is configured in a specific mode, the requesting operation comprises; transmitting, via the interface unit, a request for the rendering state information and the transporting state information to a player; and receiving, via the interface unit, the rendering state information and the transporting state information from the player; and transmit, via the interface unit, a creating request to a server, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, and wherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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